Reading to your LO - Page 2

Pixiegirllily · Apr 3rd, 2012, 14:47 PM

I read Faye Goodnight Moon every night before bed, I get half way and she gets annoyed (think its because she knows it bedtime next) I finish it then give it to her to play with for acouple of mins xx

bunnyg82 · Apr 3rd, 2012, 16:23 PM

We've read to our son pretty much since he was born. It used to help when he was a lot younger as some days it was hard to think of things to say to him (I was keen to keep talking as much as possible to help with his language development) so the books really helped!! And my son absolutely his books now, it's so sweet as he finishes of the sentences in some of the books he loves! His language is amazing - he could say over 100 words at 18 months and it's just exploded since then, we have lost count of his words now! It's also nice when you are trying to have some quiet time.

We probably read about 4 different books a day as a minimum (and then sometimes we'll read the same book over and over if our son loves the book - as we can't resist "again please Mama"!)

I would definitely recommend starting reading now

x

Leeze · Apr 3rd, 2012, 16:43 PM

We've been reading to our LO since she was about 10 weeks old. She likes the cloth books and books that have crinkly bits or things she can touch. It's amazing watching her get more interested in them as time goes on. It's one of my favourite parts of the day and sometimes I get my OH to join in too and we take on characters and put on silly voices. Great fun xx

Kaede351 · Apr 3rd, 2012, 17:00 PM

I read while my LO has his bottle. Not every night, but most nights

he doesn't understand since he's only 5 weeks old, but he listens to my voice and it helps him calm down after the excitement of being in the bath

We are currently working our way through the Winnie The Pooh collection! And we also have The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child

I want to get him The Very Hungry Caterpillar next... That's my all time favourite children's book! Haha. Going to get some fairy tale books too eventually

XxX

qpaulina42 · Apr 3rd, 2012, 18:10 PM

I have read to her every day since birth but not at bedtime, rather during the day when she's alert and rested. Sometimes after a nap while she's coming out of it/waking up fully. Now she loves books, she has her little pile, crawls over, picks one and I read it, then the next etc. At this age she likes to hit and poke at the books so I have the hard ones like the Very Hunger Catapilar etc. Also ones without too much text per page as she gets bored. Clap Hands is her favorite right now. Crinkly soft books she thinks are toys not so much books. It's never too soon to start, I say

steph. · Apr 3rd, 2012, 19:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Kaede351

I read while my LO has his bottle. Not every night, but most nights

he doesn't understand since he's only 5 weeks old, but he listens to my voice and it helps him calm down after the excitement of being in the bath

We are currently working our way through the Winnie The Pooh collection! And we also have The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child

I want to get him The Very Hungry Caterpillar next... That's my all time favourite children's book! Haha. Going to get some fairy tale books too eventually

XxX

Heeehee my ex-boss was married to the Gruffalo's author (julia), and made me dress up as the gruffalo and do a dance to raise money for charity

I try to read to my lo but she starts crying

We've been reading sleeping beauty for 2 weeks because i only get through half a page at a time.

LockandKey · Apr 3rd, 2012, 21:17 PM

I started reading to DD when she was about 6 weeks old, and when she was that small she cried too when I tried to read to her. She would squirm and act like she didn't enjoy it one bit, I kept trying though and some days were better than others. Around 5 months she started to get into it more, she liked to look at all the bright pictures on the pages. When she was 6 and 7 months she liked to happy scream at the pictures as I was reading to her, and now that she is 10 months, she likes to help me turn the pages

DD loves her books, she will often crawl over to her bookshelf and pull the books off and flip through the pages.

The books we have are all books I have a fondness for as I grew up reading them too

we have Dr. Suess books, we love the Foot Book, we also have Goodnight Moon, Snuggle Up Sleepy Ones, a few counting books and books about colors, touch and feel books and classic nursery rhymes

YoshiPikachu · Apr 3rd, 2012, 22:15 PM

Ii read to Hannah sometimes. I have been told that it is good to read newborns, even though they are so young.

BandK · Apr 3rd, 2012, 22:48 PM

I read to LO when she isnt ready for bed after her bath. It helps extend the night time routine by 10-15 minutes so she can get relaxed/sleepy. So as a result we only actually read a book 2-3x a week.

But usually during the day at some point I read parts of the newspaper to her, or read outloud B&B, or the ingredients off the back of whatever it is I am making dinner with.

Brieanna · Apr 4th, 2012, 01:02 AM

I started reading to her when she was inside me (Dr. Seuss), but after she was born I started showing her books with small amounts of text and lots of pictures.

Do they have board books there? They are durable, have lots of pictures, not much text, and babies can actually hold them and turn the pages. That is only what I read to her now and show her pictures too. She absolutely loves them. I don't try to read paper books because she would probably destroy them. I sit her in my lap and point to the text and pictures and when she seems tired I don't "make" her finish, iykwim?

I read to her at all times of the day and we also have lots of picture books that she loves to look at by herself. It is cute to watch her turn the pages and point to things in the book and babble like she is "reading".

I am an avid reader and I agree it is never too early to start reading to your LO.

Apr 3rd, 2012, 14:47 PM	#11
Pixiegirllily Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Bath, UK Posts: 640	I read Faye Goodnight Moon every night before bed, I get half way and she gets annoyed (think its because she knows it bedtime next) I finish it then give it to her to play with for acouple of mins xx

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Apr 3rd, 2012, 16:23 PM	#12
bunnyg82 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 7,794	We've read to our son pretty much since he was born. It used to help when he was a lot younger as some days it was hard to think of things to say to him (I was keen to keep talking as much as possible to help with his language development) so the books really helped!! And my son absolutely his books now, it's so sweet as he finishes of the sentences in some of the books he loves! His language is amazing - he could say over 100 words at 18 months and it's just exploded since then, we have lost count of his words now! It's also nice when you are trying to have some quiet time. We probably read about 4 different books a day as a minimum (and then sometimes we'll read the same book over and over if our son loves the book - as we can't resist "again please Mama"!) I would definitely recommend starting reading now x

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Apr 3rd, 2012, 16:43 PM	#13
Leeze Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: London Posts: 2,913	We've been reading to our LO since she was about 10 weeks old. She likes the cloth books and books that have crinkly bits or things she can touch. It's amazing watching her get more interested in them as time goes on. It's one of my favourite parts of the day and sometimes I get my OH to join in too and we take on characters and put on silly voices. Great fun xx

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Apr 3rd, 2012, 17:00 PM	#14
Kaede351 Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: County Durham Posts: 8,041	I read while my LO has his bottle. Not every night, but most nights he doesn't understand since he's only 5 weeks old, but he listens to my voice and it helps him calm down after the excitement of being in the bath We are currently working our way through the Winnie The Pooh collection! And we also have The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child I want to get him The Very Hungry Caterpillar next... That's my all time favourite children's book! Haha. Going to get some fairy tale books too eventually XxX

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Apr 3rd, 2012, 18:10 PM	#15
qpaulina42 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: upstate NY, USA Posts: 1,682	I have read to her every day since birth but not at bedtime, rather during the day when she's alert and rested. Sometimes after a nap while she's coming out of it/waking up fully. Now she loves books, she has her little pile, crawls over, picks one and I read it, then the next etc. At this age she likes to hit and poke at the books so I have the hard ones like the Very Hunger Catapilar etc. Also ones without too much text per page as she gets bored. Clap Hands is her favorite right now. Crinkly soft books she thinks are toys not so much books. It's never too soon to start, I say

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Apr 3rd, 2012, 21:17 PM	#17
LockandKey Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: May 2011 Location: West Virginia Posts: 3,732	I started reading to DD when she was about 6 weeks old, and when she was that small she cried too when I tried to read to her. She would squirm and act like she didn't enjoy it one bit, I kept trying though and some days were better than others. Around 5 months she started to get into it more, she liked to look at all the bright pictures on the pages. When she was 6 and 7 months she liked to happy scream at the pictures as I was reading to her, and now that she is 10 months, she likes to help me turn the pages DD loves her books, she will often crawl over to her bookshelf and pull the books off and flip through the pages. The books we have are all books I have a fondness for as I grew up reading them too we have Dr. Suess books, we love the Foot Book, we also have Goodnight Moon, Snuggle Up Sleepy Ones, a few counting books and books about colors, touch and feel books and classic nursery rhymes

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Apr 3rd, 2012, 22:15 PM	#18
YoshiPikachu Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,018	Ii read to Hannah sometimes. I have been told that it is good to read newborns, even though they are so young.

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Apr 3rd, 2012, 22:48 PM	#19
BandK Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 260	I read to LO when she isnt ready for bed after her bath. It helps extend the night time routine by 10-15 minutes so she can get relaxed/sleepy. So as a result we only actually read a book 2-3x a week. But usually during the day at some point I read parts of the newspaper to her, or read outloud B&B, or the ingredients off the back of whatever it is I am making dinner with.

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Apr 4th, 2012, 01:02 AM	#20
Brieanna Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: East Texas Posts: 1,507	I started reading to her when she was inside me (Dr. Seuss), but after she was born I started showing her books with small amounts of text and lots of pictures. Do they have board books there? They are durable, have lots of pictures, not much text, and babies can actually hold them and turn the pages. That is only what I read to her now and show her pictures too. She absolutely loves them. I don't try to read paper books because she would probably destroy them. I sit her in my lap and point to the text and pictures and when she seems tired I don't "make" her finish, iykwim? I read to her at all times of the day and we also have lots of picture books that she loves to look at by herself. It is cute to watch her turn the pages and point to things in the book and babble like she is "reading". I am an avid reader and I agree it is never too early to start reading to your LO.

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