When to start bedtime stories

[ZebraZeebra]

Inspired by another thread - when did you start reading stories to your DC? DS is 15 months and although we read stories in the day, we don't as part of the bedtime routine - which is mobile on, cuddle and watch light show, bf and sleep. I tried reading to him when he was a bit younger but it didn't go to well - we co sleep and he just rampaged all over me.

To be honest he doesn't seem to take much notice when I read to him in the day so I don't know...am I doing it right? He just walks off after a while, gets distracted. Argh now I'm worrying he'll never love books!

We started bedtime stories much later with DS2 than DS1 because he wouldn't sit still for them. He's 4 now and loves being read too - when he's in the mood. Today he asked me to read to him while he brushed his teeth and did a wee!

i read to dcsfrom about 5 month as bedtime routuine, just cardboard4or 6 page book, used to takl aboutics, point at colours etc so they got in habit of being read to..dc1 is 7 and we read harry potter on a night

It depends on the child DN had a story from about 10/11 months but DS had his first successful story tonight he's 24 mo this week before DS just had no interest in sitting still, stole the book pulled the the pages or just wandered off so I didn't see the point but DN would sit through 3 or 4 then fall asleep listening.

I just do books at other times instead I think it's pointless if you have to pin them down to listen

I think the co sleeping makes it hard as he'd crawl all over me, eat the book, try to grab the book and it was just impossible. We have all these lovely shortened versions of Disney stories like the The Lion King and they're all in a sling bookcase next to our bed...ready to be read to a drowsy, compliant little boy but I don't think he'll ever be compliant and just listen.