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3 year old not remotely interested in books

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ConnorTraceptive · 17/01/2011 16:19

I've always tried to read stories to ds2 but he just won't sit for them and shows barely any interest in the book itself.

His speech is delayed so I would love to be able to read to him daily to help bring him on but I honestly cannot engage him with a book.

I feel awful as ds1 has been having stories at bedtime every night since he was very small and his speech was always very good.

Any ideas or similar experiences?

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crazygracieuk · 17/01/2011 16:41

Have you tried lift the flap books?
What kind of books have you tried. At that age mine loved You Choose (even if they didn't seem to be listening they would remember what me and their siblings answered last time) and lOved staring at Richard Scarry books. They also liked usborne 1001 things to spot too. My boys both preferred factual to fiction too.

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ConnorTraceptive · 17/01/2011 17:13

Have tried quite a wide range from touch and feel to lift the flap. Books that rhyme etc, even older children's books.

If it is a book that is of something he has seen on TV e.g the gruffalo he will have a look but doesn't want to be read to just turns the page etc or will insist on only looking at one page. I will talk about what's on the page but he doesn't seem engaged tbh

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Firawla · 17/01/2011 17:48

what about books that are less of a story but just loads of pictures? my 2 year old does like stories too but if we go to the library he will always come out with the books that have pictures of different transports on every page, rather than a story. Does he like going to the library? I think all you can do is keep offering him the opertunity really, have the books available and within his reach and keep offering it now and then

peanutbutterkid · 17/01/2011 18:02

Sounds like DS2 (also speech delayed). I don't think that he sat down to hear a story properly until he was... 4? Maybe older.

He loved looking at single pages, but even up to 6yo he had trouble following narrative (still asks us lots of "dumb" questions during every TV programme (now nearing 7yo).

All I can suggest is U keep persevering, best as he'll let U.

The3Bears · 17/01/2011 18:10

Why not try This book:

www.amazon.co.uk/Calm-Down-Boris-Sam-Lloyd/dp/1840114479/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1295287721&sr=8-1

My ds loves this book and Im sure it would get your ds interested as its a puppet on the front and My ds finds it hilarious as I try to kiss him with boris :)

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