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S/o books and boys...

Amberry10Amberry10 member
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Mason still will not let us read him a book. At best, we get 1/2 a page in before he says "no" and shuts the book and gets down and walks away. It makes me so sad, I love read and would like to share that with him. He'd rather flip through the pages on his own. Anyone else have a LO who has no interest in being read to? 
DS: 12-17-10
DD: 06-10-15 (32 weeker)

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  • star1123star1123 member

    What about books where he can help "do" something? Like make it interactive?

    We have this and Aiden LOVES it.

    https://www.amazon.com/Bizzy-Bear-Author-Feb-14-12-Hardcover/dp/B0074FBJD6/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1346720750&sr=8-4&keywords=bizzy+bear

     He also loves the Five Silly Monkeys, Five Little Ladybugs and Five Stars books and I have him help count the stars and he loves it.   While Aiden will sit and listen to books for awhile, he definitely has times when he doesn't, and in those cases I always try to involve him a lot more.  Even if it is just asking him to help turn the pages. 


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    Or, something like this?

    https://www.amazon.com/Baby-Einstein-Lets-Look-First/dp/141278710

    We have this one too, and it's fun to sit and talk about the pictures and find stuff together.  

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  • pitterpatter129pitterpatter129 member

    Nate has only recently decided to sit through the entire book, so give it time!  I agree, he likes the ones that have more interactive things too, like something to touch or smell.  (He loves the Shiny, Touchy, Feely books)

     

     

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  • Amberry10Amberry10 member
    Those are are cute books! Yeah, we have a few interactive books, but again he is so independent he doesn't want me to even touch the books. I feel weird making him sit with me and looking at books. Haha. 
    DS: 12-17-10
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  • jillybean800jillybean800 member
    A sees us read a lot, and still isn't super interested in sitting down and reading a book with us.  He likes to flip through the pages very fast and then he's off.  Breaks an English teacher's heart!  But I figure we will just keep trying and there is still a lot of time to make him into a reader.  I think it has to be put into place by 3 or 4.  They still have such short attention spans, even if you just read one, I would consider it an accomplishment!
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  • Amberry10Amberry10 member

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    Does he see you read to yourself a lot? Maybe try reading outlook to yourself.

    It's very possible! Except I mostly read on my iPad. But I like the idea of mimicking his mommy.

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    imagejillybean800:
    A sees us read a lot, and still isn't super interested in sitting down and reading a book with us.  He likes to flip through the pages very fast and then he's off.  Breaks an English teacher's heart!  But I figure we will just keep trying and there is still a lot of time to make him into a reader.  I think it has to be put into place by 3 or 4.  They still have such short attention spans, even if you just read one, I would consider it an accomplishment!

    Thats exactly it, Jilly. He really doesn't have the attention span. I really hope I can teach him to learn to love books! 

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