Just want to know if your child(ren) are like mine when you try to read to/with them?!
My son is nearly one, I am not at all expecting him to sit well and be attentive to a book and be a 'reader'. I know it is far too early to require him to 'read' / to sit still to listen to a story, as I understand the attention span of a one-year-old could be as short as two minutes.
I read to him since the first day of his birth. As soon as he turned 6 months when he was able to sits and grab things with his hands, he always grabbed away the books (let alone put them straight to his mouth for a taste!!!!) These behaviour are all fine by me.
But recently I find something 'strange': he loves playing with books by himself, i.e. open & close them, look at the pictures, touch & feel some features or noise button, etc., but once I sit next to him and "try" to read to/with him, he immediately dumps the book he's been playing with and crawls away. Sometimes he even starts to cry just because I try to read to him!! It's happened more than a dozen times in a month and I am getting a bit puzzled! I tried reading to/with him at various times of the time, e.g. before going to bed, first thing in the morning, after he was fed, after he has a good nap and obviously in a good mood. But still, everytime I try it, he struggles and crawl away, which gives a strong sign of not wanting to be read!! ! But when left alone, however, he loves playing with and looking at his books.
As I don't want to force him to do anything he doesn't enjoy, so I have, reluctantly, stopped trying to read to/with him recently. Sometimes I just sit there and read it myself, hopefully it will catch his attention and lure him near me. However, at the back of my mind, I still want to develop a hahit of reading every day, even if it's for 5 minutes, as reading is a BIG part of my life.
I am not worrying about anything at all, as I am in no hurry to make him a reader as I don't expect my baby to properly read before 2 or 3. But I just want to know if your baby react more or less the same way as my son's? Is he a bit strange?! I am just a bit intrigued by his reaction...
My son is nearly one, I am not at all expecting him to sit well and be attentive to a book and be a 'reader'. I know it is far too early to require him to 'read' / to sit still to listen to a story, as I understand the attention span of a one-year-old could be as short as two minutes.
I read to him since the first day of his birth. As soon as he turned 6 months when he was able to sits and grab things with his hands, he always grabbed away the books (let alone put them straight to his mouth for a taste!!!!) These behaviour are all fine by me.
But recently I find something 'strange': he loves playing with books by himself, i.e. open & close them, look at the pictures, touch & feel some features or noise button, etc., but once I sit next to him and "try" to read to/with him, he immediately dumps the book he's been playing with and crawls away. Sometimes he even starts to cry just because I try to read to him!! It's happened more than a dozen times in a month and I am getting a bit puzzled! I tried reading to/with him at various times of the time, e.g. before going to bed, first thing in the morning, after he was fed, after he has a good nap and obviously in a good mood. But still, everytime I try it, he struggles and crawl away, which gives a strong sign of not wanting to be read!! ! But when left alone, however, he loves playing with and looking at his books.
As I don't want to force him to do anything he doesn't enjoy, so I have, reluctantly, stopped trying to read to/with him recently. Sometimes I just sit there and read it myself, hopefully it will catch his attention and lure him near me. However, at the back of my mind, I still want to develop a hahit of reading every day, even if it's for 5 minutes, as reading is a BIG part of my life.
I am not worrying about anything at all, as I am in no hurry to make him a reader as I don't expect my baby to properly read before 2 or 3. But I just want to know if your baby react more or less the same way as my son's? Is he a bit strange?! I am just a bit intrigued by his reaction...
