Bedtime Stories

[MrsFish]

Just wondering at what age did you start reading them to your DC?

Ds is 22 months old and isn't overly into books at the moment, won't let me actually read them, is just interested in turning pages, so I don't bother at bedtime yet.

Should I start at bedtime to get him into books during the day, or wait until he is into them in the day?

Both of mine have had bedtime stories for as long as I can remember. DS really liked those "that's not my....." books which are good as there's stuff on the page for them to touch. DD liked one with a train on the front that squeaked and that both DH & I can still remember most of the words from about 8 years later.

My DD loves books, think we have always read to her from about 6 months old
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We have read bedtime stories to our DD since she was about only 2 months old. We wanted her to get used to books and the quiet winding down time. She is now 15 mths and loves books. She 'reviews' each book after we have read it to her and has just started to follow the words with her finger and pretend to read.

She also loved the Usborne 'That's Not My...' books. We go to the library so she has a good variety and also so we don't get bored!

Not sure (oh dear, my memory) - about two and a half, I think. I'm not sure how the turnaround happened - one moment DD was grabbing books and turning pages quicker than even I can read, and the next she was snuggling into bed and demanding Hairy Mclairy. We honestly could NOT read a book to her before that, it was physically impossible, unless we stood in the middle of the room, holding it out of her reach and declaiming from it. This bothered me a bit, I'm an English graduate, big reader, really wanted her to be into books, but then it just clicked. Now, sometimes, I'd just like a night off from Funnybones, you know? ;)

Read to ds from very early - a few months, probably - he always adored books - still does - bed time/nap time was always signalled by a couple of books. We're doing the same thing with dd (started later with her - about 6 mths) but she's much less intersted - just starting to really get into activity/lift the flap type books now (13mths) & actually enjoys her bedtime stories a bit. Nothing like ds did though.

Is that the most pointless horse for courses ramble ever?!

We started when ds stopped having last feed in his room and straight to bed, to get him to take a cup of milk so we totally chnged his routine, did this at 18 months. He'd always liked book though and has a shelf on the bookcase in the living room with his own books. His favourite ones are lift the flap books and touchy feely, I guess like turning the pages it gets him involved. Do you have bookstart in your area? They get free books from that, one is peepo baby which has different shaped pages for the lo to turn.

I would say just have lots of interesting books along with his toys and he'll enjoy them as much as his toys soon enough.

Ooooh since they were weeks old.

What about something really simple and repetitive.

Mine all loved Dig Dig Digging when they were about 18mo and I think there are others in the series.

We also adore Pants, which is basically just a big rhyming list of pants!

or little short made up stories with actions.

I have done this since mine were born and they both LOVE books now.

Start early

Thanks for your replies. He does like the Where's Spot books and the Usbourne books, but they aren't really stories are they

Maybe I'll just start putting him to bed and reading a little book to get him used to the new routine... its just that once you start...