Anyone else having a hard time reading to their LO? Long
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I understand the importance of reading to our LO's early on. I DO try to make it a daily goal but I have to say my LO makes it a real challenge to get through even a 5 page book.
No matter what time of day I try to read to her, her only interest is trying to get at the book I'm reading to lick it, suck on it, gum it, throw it, ect.... I've tried making it part of her bedtime routine, I try first thing in the morning or after naps, I try right before she goes down for a nap.... there is no good time to read to her.
if I give her her own book/toy to handle and distract her with while I am reading her another book she STILL insists on having the book I am holding and throws a fit until I give it up so basically I can't read anything because she wants what is in my hands. Sometimes I just speed read to get through it and feel like that does us no good. Reading to her just isn't enjoyable what-so-ever at this point but I feel so guilty for not doing it like I should. I feel so strongly about reading and books to just be passive about this.
We spend our day talking and I point out and explain everything I do with her. She spends alot of time in my arms so she sees and hears alot. Is this good enough for now? I will certainly continue to try reading on a daily basis but so far we aren't accomplishming much with it.
So I'm just wondering if anyone else is experiencing this difficulty and how are you handling it? TIA
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Re: Anyone else having a hard time reading to their LO? Long
Ethan does the same thing. It's annoying but I keep reading to him until he starts fussing. Which can sometimes be after 2 or 3 pages.
I tried with Gavin, and it was a major fail early on so I pretty much gave up. He is a major bookworm now and we read every night.
One of Carson's therapists told me that grabbing the book, touching the pages, etc is "early reading behavior" and is good. No need for them to listen to a whole story. Books with faces, shiny stuff, textures are good for this age. Don't worry too much about it.
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Great to know I'm not the only one. I do the same, we just plug on through, I jus didn't know if it was effective or not. Thanks for your input.
I had NO idea that was good development! Thank you SO much for this info. She is terrific at eating the book!, trying to turn pages ect. LOL. We have a big lapbook that we "read" but the smaller books are the ones she tries to eat. Can't wait till she's a bookworm.
I had NO idea that was good development! Thank you SO much for this info. She is terrific at eating the book!, trying to turn pages ect. LOL. We have a big lapbook that we "read" but the smaller books are the ones she tries to eat. Can't wait till she's a bookworm.
That is a great idea but I forgot to mention that LO is a high needs baby and hates her swing (she spends alot of time in our arms) and when in the Exersaucer she is too busy annialating the head of the parrot toy on it! LOL, I will give it a shot though and see if she'll pay attention. Thanks for the tip
LO is so easily distracted when nursingso I can't read then. I can't even talk with my DH while nursing, she'll pop right off and try to listen to us and not go back to eating.
Thanks a bunch! This is pretty much what we do since I can't get through actually reading the story. I just didn't think this "counted" as reading. I'm learning a whole lot from this post. Glad I asked.
We read short board books for this reason. If he doesn't want to listen to the book, we talk about the illustrations and flip to his favorite pictures for him to whack the book. Sometimes he is too tired before bed so we stop after a few pages. Then I sing to him instead. I think one on one interaction is important as well as exposure to books, but I don't think it matters at this age if LO follows the story line.
He also gets soft books during tummy time. We don't read them, but he does like to play with them.