Anyone else's LO not allow them to read a bedtime story?

Sami519

We've always read to DS before he goes to bed... and up until about a month ago he'd be perfectly happy in my lap while DH reads to him (he's never let us hold him and the book - he tries to shut the book and rip it).  Now he wont sit still and starts crabbing.  He doesn't need the story to fall asleep, but I like that he gets to hear some reading (although we read to him a lot during the day).  Any suggestions to help him enjoy his bedtime story?  I'm hoping this is a phase!

TIA!

mrsjengle

Lo never lets me read to her at night. Last thing I read to her was Fox in Sock; she got board and ripped a page out and tried to eat it!

ashnoelle

We usually do super short books (like But Not the Hippopotamus). If she's too grumpy for that, it usually means that she's just really tired. Maybe move up the story time a bit?

D_Nett86

I haven't been able to read to DS before bed since he's been mobile. And now that I'm raising a goat for a child I don't even want to let him near his books.He would destroy them and eat all of the pages.

Sami519

that's what I was thinking too - but he goes down around 7 and usually talks for about 10-15 minutes before sleeping.  I figured if he was tired he wouldn't talk.  Maybe I'm wrong.  We'll try a few things and see I guess.

Ugh, DS rips the pages out of books too - it's driving me nuts.  "One Fish Two Fish" has been taped together so many times already.

yourfaceyourface

D_Nett86:

I haven't been able to read to DS before bed since he's been mobile. And now that I'm raising a goat for a child I don't even want to let him near his books.He would destroy them and eat all of the pages.

this is dd, minus the goat part she has a shelf she can access where her books are. she likes to play with them and flip the pages herself but if i try and read one to her she flips out. 

Sami519

D_Nett86:

I haven't been able to read to DS before bed since he's been mobile. And now that I'm raising a goat for a child I don't even want to let him near his books.He would destroy them and eat all of the pages.

 

Ha ha!  That's what we say about Preston too!

prego760

His favorite book is the Hungry Caterpillar board book. He sticks his fingers in the holes while I read.

ElleDub912

We only get the books with the thick cardboard pages, so she can't rip them out. Bedtime is the only time she will let me read her a book without grabbing it and taking off. But when she does grab the book, I just let her play with it for a few seconds and then start reading again. I am also trying to teach her to turn the pages. That was she is more involved and won't get bored.

MCC1010

Every time Matthew sees a book in my hands he starts flinging himself all over the place. I am pretty sure he hates having to stay in one place and listen to me. I stopped reading to him at night because I think he associated it with bedtime. Trying to read with a screaming infant is no fun.

mm&m2010

yourfaceyourface:

D_Nett86:

I haven't been able to read to DS before bed since he's been mobile. And now that I'm raising a goat for a child I don't even want to let him near his books.He would destroy them and eat all of the pages.

this is dd, minus the goat part she has a shelf she can access where her books are. she likes to play with them and flip the pages herself but if i try and read one to her she flips out. 

DS reads the book to me every night- he's advanced

jlthompson19

Sami519:

Ugh, DS rips the pages out of books too - it's driving me nuts.  "One Fish Two Fish" has been taped together so many times already.

I've already started collecting all the Dr. Seuss books (I loved him growing up) but I won't even let DD see them.  They're up high on a shelf and we'll get to those when she's older.  I only do board books for now, regular ones aren't worth the effort.

As far as the OP, DD will not let us read at night.  As soon as she's changed, if she's not on the boob within 10 seconds, she freaks.  I'm hoping to change that habit once she's weaned, instead of nursing, we'll read.