to pay my 7 year old to read bedtime stories to the 4 year old?

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I find it rather boring.

AIBU?

yanbu
they will enjoy it

Yes. Ask him only occasionally and don't pay him.

50p a story

she has a school fete tomorrow so wants cash

now I am MNing and they are reading stories

surely everybody happy?

school fete in january

how novel

pmsl at "how novel" on this thread

your a genius.

Reading practice for 7 year old and bed time story for 4 year old.

genius

it is working okay

they've been going for 30 minutes now

she's got through five Mr Men stories

YABVU. You are teaching both children that reading is boring, and only worth doing if someone is going to reward you for it.

Fantastic idea. I wish I had though of when mine were younger! YANBU

Hmm they have now gone to bed and I've been presented with a little hand-written invoice on a scrap of paper

so cute!

YANBU to do it as a one off, but YABVU to do it often!

Being read to isn't just about the book, it's about special time with your parent. And, as pozzled says, you're making it very clear that reading is boring and only worth doing if you're being paid for it.

Or worse, that your child is boring and the only person who wants to be with them is being paid to do so.

But aside from that, very sensible to do it every now and then - I don't pay DD1 to read to the little ones, but I do kind of strongly encourage her to sometimes. Not instead of me doing it at a regular time, but just if they want a book when I'm busy.

I'd say it was a good idea from time-to-time.

Jesus, though, at 5 stories a go, you'll be skint in no time.

5 Mister Men for £2.50? I'd call that a result!

yabu. It's only a short part of the day and a very important part imo.

But I'd get him to do it for no money, if he liked doing it, every now and again.

sorry her...

Ok to ask him to read but I don't agree with the payment part.

Oops same mistake there from me too..'her' I mean of course.

she does occasionally read to her little sis, but she didn't want to read much because she wanted to read her OWN book

but she needed the money for the fete

and I've got a sore throat so I couldn't read

It is quite hard to think of ways that a 7 year old CAN earn money really though, isn't it?

That's how I see it too Mutt.

We actually had this conversation:

"Mummy needs to get some work done tonight."
"Oooh mummy, are you writing the Roundup? What is that anyway?"
"Well it's like funny stories."
"That sounds easy - can I do it?"
"Well it's got to be quite good because it's sent to lots of people."
"Oh no, that sounds scary. What if you spell something wrong?"

she is too cute