Just to share an idea how to get your child to read without tantrum.

[rrbrigi]

It works for me for a long time. Once after he read a story (or couple of sentence) for his dad (but not me) in the evening, I told him that his dad had a wonderful night, and he slept very well (he was smiling at the breakfast table). I asked my son does he know why daddy had a good night sleep. He told me he does not know. So I explained him that his reading has a magic, we sleep better and we are happier next day, because if we sleep through the night we are full of energy next day so we can play together. Since then he really thinks that his reading has a magic, so he ask me to let him read to us (even when is late). Sometimes we play that one of us already fell asleep when he is reading, so he can see the magic working. When he does not read to us for any reason, next morning we tell to each other how bad was the night we hardly sleep anything. When I tell him in the evening that is too late for reading, he is begging me to let him do it quickly.

Any other idea to share?

No one has an other idea to share?

Reading a story then pretending to not know what a word says so that he has to sound it out for me. And doing it at least once per page.
That worked a treat with a reluctant ds3.

we just read - no tantrums... no reluctance - all kids are different..

That wouldn't have worked with my dc. First night they'd read and not slept well the idea would have gone out of the window. And dd1 would have been desperately guilty if she'd thought she'd caused a bad night sleep by not reading.

uh, nothing here either. I've just let DS1 (7) get on with reading as and when he wants to. He nows reads childrens novels by choice which is fine with me. Don't really do that sort of stuff tbh

Sorry, nothing here either. My DD has always loved our time together reading, whether it is her, me or both of us doing the reading. I agree every child is different but perhaps worth trying to explore with your DS what's behind his reluctance to read?

Also, my DD would feel awful if I suggested she was the reason for my not sleeping well

Haha, my dd would probably not read to ensure I had a dreadful nights sleep.

I think it's a lovely idea -- though perhaps would say that the reading helped me have pleasant dreams rather than that it helped me sleep.

I don't have a "reluctant reader" though, so am not sure what I would have done had I had to struggle to get a child to read.

I dont think think my sleep pattern matters to my 5 year old. When he wants to read and is interested he reads, when he is not or to tired we dont. I dont push the issie, I want him to enjoy reading for himself and want to learn, I dont want to bribe him. Rreading is a life long journey and should be enjoyed.

We used a jelly bean per page. I think setting up blame for a bad nights sleep is awful.