| Posted By |
Message |
| Pages: [1] 2 |
pinkandblue
Our family is complete, maybe
Member since 9/05 32436 total posts
Name:
Stephanie
|
Question about reading to your dc
I always try to read to mikayla and it turns into a wrestling match, all she want to do is eat the book or rip the pages out and eat them 
How do I read to her without it becoming a battle?
|
Posted 3/14/08 9:22 AM  |
| |
|
Long Island Weddings
Long Island's Largest Bridal Resource |
|
|
Re: Question about reading to your dc
Read to her while she is in the high chair. That is what I have to do to get through a full book.
|
| Posted 3/14/08 9:23 AM |
| |
|
2BEANS
wow time is going fast.
Member since 9/07 16106 total posts
Name:
Tina
|
Re: Question about reading to your dc
Posted by FireIslandLove
Read to her while she is in the high chair. That is what I have to do to get through a full book.
i gotta try that. I felt like a bad mom, b/c i kept reading posts how everyone reads to there child, and i try and she has no interest. she just wiggles around in my arms.
|
| Posted 3/14/08 9:25 AM |
| |
|
justshir
LIF Adolescent
Member since 8/05 692 total posts
Name:
S
|
Re: Question about reading to your dc
Posted by FireIslandLove
Read to her while she is in the high chair. That is what I have to do to get through a full book.
woah! great idea! in addition to teh ripping and eating the book's pages, ds also likes looking at hte front and back covers. i will try this strategy!
|
| Posted 3/14/08 9:26 AM |
| |
|
2PreciousBlessings
The Perfect Pair
Member since 5/06 19861 total posts
Name:
Best Wife & Mommy
|
Re: Question about reading to your dc
I read to Ella while we are rocking in her Glider. So far it's not a wrestling match.
|
| Posted 3/14/08 9:26 AM |
| |
|
pugmama
April already?
Member since 3/06 5297 total posts
Name:
Erica
|
Re: Question about reading to your dc
when she was younger I would read one book while she chewed on another
|
| Posted 3/14/08 9:26 AM |
| |
|
2PreciousBlessings
The Perfect Pair
Member since 5/06 19861 total posts
Name:
Best Wife & Mommy
|
Re: Question about reading to your dc
Posted by FireIslandLove
Read to her while she is in the high chair. That is what I have to do to get through a full book.
Great idea!! I guess I will try this later on.
|
| Posted 3/14/08 9:27 AM |
| |
|
LuvMy2Girls
@>---------
Member since 5/05 11165 total posts
Name:
Mommy
|
Re: Question about reading to your dc
the wriggling is how it starts, eating the pages too.
They will learn to sit still as they get older.
Do you have touch and feel and scrinchy board books? In the beginning we never "read" we just felt, tasted and practiced turning pages while we pointed out things.
|
| Posted 3/14/08 9:27 AM |
| |
|
Theresa05
Sofialiciciousssssssssssss
Member since 10/06 4891 total posts
Name:
|
Re: Question about reading to your dc
can you give her one book to hold and you read another?
|
| Posted 3/14/08 9:28 AM |
| |
|
pinky
Twin Moms Do Everything Twice
Member since 5/05 9612 total posts
Name:
|
Re: Question about reading to your dc
I read to them while they are in their cribs so they cant grab the books.
|
| Posted 3/14/08 9:30 AM |
| |
|
Gatsbygirl
Please St. Therese....
Member since 10/07 8494 total posts
Name:
|
Re: Question about reading to your dc
Board books are easiest at this stage. Try giving DC one to hold as you read.
You aren't really readung so they get the plot, but modeling how to read, turn pages etc. If they see you love books, they will love them, too.
|
| Posted 3/14/08 9:31 AM |
| |
|
Ang-Rich
Beyond Compare
Member since 5/05 17988 total posts
Name:
|
Re: Question about reading to your dc
I have to read only those board books so that the book doesn't get destroyed. And I hold it a little higher but he always manages to get his hands on them. So I try to show him how to turn the pages to help and I've decided not to get all worked up if we end up missing half the story anymore 
Message edited 3/14/2008 9:37:22 AM.
|
| Posted 3/14/08 9:32 AM |
| |
|
Erica
LIF Adult
Member since 5/05 11767 total posts
Name:
|
Re: Question about reading to your dc
chewing them is all part of the learning process. choose simple books that you can abbreviate the story if need be.
|
| Posted 3/14/08 9:36 AM |
| |
|
LuvMy2Girls
@>---------
Member since 5/05 11165 total posts
Name:
Mommy
|
Re: Question about reading to your dc
Posted by Erica
chewing them is all part of the learning process. choose simple books that you can abbreviate the story if need be.
Def is. Dh and I used to make up our own stories based on the pictures in the beginning, now that's she's 22 months old, she's starting to get what story goes with what book, we can't do it anymore.
I swear Puddle the Duck had at least 15 different story lines to keep Dh and I cracking up, since DD loved reading that boring book.
|
| Posted 3/14/08 9:39 AM |
| |
|
pinkandblue
Our family is complete, maybe
Member since 9/05 32436 total posts
Name:
Stephanie
|
Re: Question about reading to your dc
Thanks ladies, great ideas 
|
| Posted 3/14/08 9:40 AM |
| |
|
GoldenRod
10 years on LIF!
Member since 11/06 26792 total posts
Name:
Shawn
|
Re: Question about reading to your dc
Posted by Erica
chewing them is all part of the learning process. choose simple books that you can abbreviate the story if need be.
At that age, they don't understand "stories", so if you are forced to skip pages, they'll never know. I used to force the turning of the pages in the "right" order, but DC like to flip the pages themselves. I just read whatever page they turn to, and if they turn it mid-way, I just start reading whatever page they pick. That way, they are an integral part of the reading process. They are too young to pick up plot lines, suspense, character development, etc. They just need to hear your voice, and associate that the words you are saying relate to the book.
|
| Posted 3/14/08 10:21 AM |
| |
|
|
|
Re: Question about reading to your dc
I hold the book up out of his reach and he leans against my lap and looks up. I only read quick books like an Eric Carle book...
ETA - pre-literacy skills include mouthing and holding books as toddlers - so even exposing a child to a book and the pages is teaching them the important components of reading!
Message edited 3/14/2008 10:27:11 AM.
|
| Posted 3/14/08 10:25 AM |
| |
|
dawnygirl25
Growing up soo fast..
Member since 1/06 14917 total posts
Name:
Dawn
|
Re: Question about reading to your dc
Posted by pugmama
when she was younger I would read one book while she chewed on another
this is what we did. LOL as she got older, she was able to sit for longer periods of time. Now she is 21 mths and will sit for 4 or 5 books at a time.
|
| Posted 3/14/08 10:50 AM |
| |
|
KangaMom
...
Member since 1/06 4593 total posts
Name:
|
Re: Question about reading to your dc
DC took a strong interest in books very young. We read at least 1 - 2 hours per day. We have dozens upon dozens of board books which are great! Very strudy! We didn't have problems with chewing or sitting still, we have a book worm on our hands 
|
| Posted 3/14/08 12:25 PM |
| |
|
Babytime
LIF Adolescent
Member since 6/05 659 total posts
Name:
Amy
|
Re: Question about reading to your dc
I do when she is the crib
|
| Posted 3/14/08 12:27 PM |
| |
|
mommy0604
My Son is my world...
Member since 10/07 3270 total posts
Name:
|
Re: Question about reading to your dc
If it's one of his favorite books he will sit still. He actually gets excited when I show him the book i'm going to read. He starts screaming in excitement! Again this is only if it's one of his favorite books...
|
| Posted 3/14/08 12:31 PM |
| |
|
julybaby07
LIF Adult
Member since 11/06 1025 total posts
Name:
JJ
|
Re: Question about reading to your dc
I read to her while she is holding her bottle.
|
| Posted 3/14/08 12:34 PM |
| |
|
Selden78
I lvoe the fall :)
Member since 6/06 3543 total posts
Name:
|
Re: Question about reading to your dc
Posted by BabySammie
Posted by FireIslandLove
Read to her while she is in the high chair. That is what I have to do to get through a full book.
i gotta try that. I felt like a bad mom, b/c i kept reading posts how everyone reads to there child, and i try and she has no interest. she just wiggles around in my arms.
I know me 2
|
| Posted 3/14/08 12:34 PM |
| |
|
Janice
Sweet Jessie Quinn
Member since 5/05 27567 total posts
Name:
Janice
|
Re: Question about reading to your dc
Posted by Theresa05
can you give her one book to hold and you read another?
that's what we always do, then he shows me the pages in his book.
We read a book while he is in the bathtub too.
|
| Posted 3/14/08 12:37 PM |
| |
|
lbelle821
Arghhhhh
Member since 2/06 5285 total posts
Name:
Lisa
|
Re: Question about reading to your dc
Posted by Selden78
Posted by BabySammie
Posted by FireIslandLove
Read to her while she is in the high chair. That is what I have to do to get through a full book.
i gotta try that. I felt like a bad mom, b/c i kept reading posts how everyone reads to there child, and i try and she has no interest. she just wiggles around in my arms.
I know me 2
OMG, ME TOO!!! Story time is torture for us. All Matthew does is grab them out of my hand, turn them over, flip them upside down, open the page, and hit himself in the face with it and gets mad. I do need to try some of these techniques. Most of the time I make up a story and just tell it to him.
|
| Posted 3/14/08 12:37 PM |
| |
|
| Pages: [1] 2 |
