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At what age did you start reading to your baby? Around 6-8 weeks - she was turning pages by the time she was about 4-5 months... > At what age did you start reading to your baby? > At what age did you start reading to your baby? I brought several books to the hospital with me and read to both of my babies in bed the night that they were born. I'll mention that the nurse who came in while I was doing this acted like she thought I was a wierdo. >>At what age did you start reading to your baby? > > I brought several books to the hospital with me and read to both of my > babies in bed the night that they were born. I'll mention that the nurse > who came in while I was doing this acted like she thought I was a wierdo. My DH will be like this. He'll be reading to our baby probably on the first day. ;-) I won't have a problem with it. (as for me, though, I only hope that I can muster up the patience. I will read to my kid, though. I *will*...) > >>At what age did you start reading to your baby? > > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > only hope that I can muster up the patience. I will read to my kid, > though. I *will*...) Why will you need "patience" to read with your child? >>>>At what age did you start reading to your baby? >>> [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Why will you need "patience" to read with your child? Because I don't enjoy reading children's stories. I also don't enjoy reading aloud. I will try some "older" stories that I enjoy, but the kiddo might not enjoy them. We'll see. Dr. Seuss is OK, though - I will gladly read that stuff over and over again, and even aloud. I intend to stock up on every Dr. Seuss book I can find (my own collection was in tatters so I gave it away ages ago before it went completely to waste). Vicki, Well, you can also have lots of kids books around that you like the illustrations of, and along wtih some reading, you can point out objects for your baby/infant to identify. I mean, these aren't great stories, but watching your child look at you with such joy, well, I'll read that book 100 times!  SignatureJamie & Taylor Earth Angel, 1/3/03 Check out Taylor Marlys -- www.MyFamily.com, User ID: Clarkguest1, Password: Guest Become a member for free - go to Add Member to set up your own User ID and Password Check out our Adoption Page at http://home.earthlink.net/~jamielee6 > >>>>At what age did you start reading to your baby? > >>> [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > was in tatters so I gave it away ages ago before it went completely to > waste). > Vicki, > Well, you can also have lots of kids books around that you like the > illustrations of, and along wtih some reading, you can point out objects for > your baby/infant to identify. I mean, these aren't great stories, but Sounds like fun. I haven't really checked out today's books, yet, but I will be getting into it more very soon. I'm going to keep an eye out for stuff like this. There was this one book I found that was full of things to touch and pull on. That would have been neat. I would have gotten it, except that it was the only one that they had and it had obviously been played with a lot (wasn't in the best of shapes). > watching your child look at you with such joy, well, I'll read that book 100 > times! Yes, well, you see, I haven't experienced this yet. This may make all the difference in the world. :-) Right now, I can only think of how boring the stories are. I haven't had the opportunity to factor in my child's reaction, yet. I swear, you won't care what words are on the page. Personally, I've been collecting beautifully illustrated children's books for years now. Plus, we have tons of board books. Although I don't read to Taylor that much, we do have books all over the place, and we do flip through them together, and identify things. We do read, too, but not 100 times a day. Some books you just get through, others, you look forward to, no matter how silly or sappy (but especially if they are silly). I had this great book that Taylor (read -- *I*) really liked, called How to Be a Pig, and it had great rhymes, and I accidentally left it at a go-see. Dammit! I still miss that book! SignatureJamie & Taylor Earth Angel, 1/3/03 Check out Taylor Marlys -- www.MyFamily.com, User ID: Clarkguest1, Password: Guest Become a member for free - go to Add Member to set up your own User ID and Password Check out our Adoption Page at http://home.earthlink.net/~jamielee6 > > Vicki, > > Well, you can also have lots of kids books around that you like the [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > boring the stories are. I haven't had the opportunity to factor in my > child's reaction, yet. > > Why will you need "patience" to read with your child? > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > was in tatters so I gave it away ages ago before it went completely to > waste). I HATE reading out loud too. And kids want to hear the same stories over and over, and OVER again. I can't stand reading Seuss. >>>Why will you need "patience" to read with your child? >> [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > and over, and OVER again. > I can't stand reading Seuss. You can't stand Dr. Seuss?!?!?!?!?! I didn't know that that was possible! ;-) You probably don't like Piet Hein, either, then. DH has a book of Piet Hein's grooks, and I was thinking of reading those to the baby, especially when the baby is older (well, I'll filter out the ones that aren't quite suitable). I love that book. I don't know why, but I seem to really like short, rhyming stuff. In case you haven't heard of him, he wrote stuff like this, which is DH's favourite: Problems worthy of attack prove their worth by hitting back. I don't have a favourite, myself. I like a lot of them equally. DH's book even has some crude illustrations, so that ought to add to the fun. > In case you haven't heard of him, he wrote stuff like this, which is > DH's favourite: > Problems worthy of attack prove their worth by hitting back. Just to add that if anyone wants more of a sample, look here: http://chat.carleton.ca/~tcstewar/grooks/grooks.html > > > Why will you need "patience" to read with your child? > > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > and over, and OVER again. > I can't stand reading Seuss. You don't like Seuss??! I _love_ rhyming books! Even our made up on the spot nappy-changing songs rhyme, and DD, 8 weeks, seems to think they're funny, although by the end of the song I'm struggling to find things that rhyme and they make absolutely no sense. I hope she doesn't remember them when she's older. vdaigle@sympatico.ca wrote: > Dr. Seuss is OK, though - I >will gladly read that stuff over and over again, and even aloud. If you can stand Dr. Seuss you can find others you will like. The world of picture books is very wide, and there is some wonderful writing out there of all types. (I will freely admit there is a whole lot of really ghastly stuff too ... I have had to "lose" some books that people have given us.) --Helen > Because I don't enjoy reading children's stories. I also don't enjoy > reading aloud. I will try some "older" stories that I enjoy, but the [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > was in tatters so I gave it away ages ago before it went completely to > waste). Did you have the book Wacky Wednesday? My younger brother and sister had my mother read it *every night*. They wouldn't sleep unless she'd read it at least once. We had tons of books as kids, as Dad owned a second-hand book store. She hid Wacky Wednesday somewhere she thought we'd never find it. Guess what? The next night, little sis brings this book to bed. Mum couldn't believe it. It turns out we somehow ended up with *two* copies of the darn thing. Around that time, Mum started keeping a glass of sherry under the kitchen sink. ;-) >>Because I don't enjoy reading children's stories. I also don't enjoy >>reading aloud. I will try some "older" stories that I enjoy, but the [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > thing. Around that time, Mum started keeping a glass of sherry under the > kitchen sink. ;-) I can't remember what books I had. I do actually remember a couple, but I don't remember one by that name. In message <412be1f0@clear.net.nz>, Amy <don'tspamme@hotmail.com> writes >Did you have the book Wacky Wednesday? My younger brother and sister had my >mother read it *every night*. They wouldn't sleep unless she'd read it at [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >thing. Around that time, Mum started keeping a glass of sherry under the >kitchen sink. ;-) <grin> Well, as long as your sister didn't find _that_ and bring it to bed the next night.... All the best, Sarah Signature"I once requested an urgent admission for a homeopath who had become depressed and taken a massive underdose" - Phil Peverley > In message <412be1f0@clear.net.nz>, Amy <don'tspamme@hotmail.com> writes > > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > <grin> Well, as long as your sister didn't find _that_ and bring it to > bed the next night.... lol...no, but she did find the tinned cat food I have read to her ever since she came home after birth! She loves The Poky Little Puppy and The Shy Little Kitten , Little Golden Books. I also have a few other short books to read to her. I can't wait until we can do some serious reading, of longer children's books! > At what age did you start reading to your baby? About 2 or 3 mos of age I think. My youngest is nearly 9 mos old now and I read to him daily, several times a day. My middle son loves the I Spy series and we usually read through a book or 2 at bedtime. Another favorite author of his is Leo Lionni. We have several of his books and they are a huge hit with my 5 yr old. My oldest reads fluently alone, she's reading Harry Potter book 4 at the moment. I listen to her while Im folding laundry, doing dishes, or some other "quiet" chore. All 3 were/are read to starting at the young age and we have been very diligent about keeping it up. Kari In utero, and then pretty much from birth, even if she couldn't comprehend. She wasn't too old when she started looking at the pictures and following my finger as I pointed to things. I used to spend hours in the rocking chair with her when she was a tiny baby, reading, singing, and doing fingerplays and rhymes. Today she loves to read and memorizes her favorite books and reads them to her dolls, so I think we got her off to a good start. :) Signature-Sara:) Mommy to DD, 27 months And Someone Due in February 2005 > At what age did you start reading to your baby? : At what age did you start reading to your baby? In utero. She reacted to our voices (mine more than DW's, probably because she heard every word DW said for thirty-seven weeks). The first time I read her "The Baby Who Would Not Come Down," she practically danced through the first two pages. It looked like bad special effects from a cheap science fiction movie. Richard Micaela's dad the local literacy guru says 2 weeks... a book a day 1000 books before school.. (can be the same book over again..) christine > At what age did you start reading to your baby? > At what age did you start reading to your baby? I don't read to him, but DH does... I played piano for him a lot in the last months of pregnancy, especially the aria ("My Heart's True Voice") from "Samson et Dalila". About a week after birth, he wouldn't sleep, so I played it for him. He had this weird spasm, looked as if finally all was right with the world, and stayed quiet the whole time I was playing. I know that he definitely recognized the piece! (So, of course, now that he's over a year old, he won't let me play, only he gets to play!) -- Anita -- : [ . . . ] : I played piano for him a lot in the last months of [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] : time I was playing. I know that he definitely : recognized the piece! I'm sure he did. The last two months of our pregnancy, I sang to Micaela every night (the song "Maria" from "West Side Story" but replacing "Maria" with "Micaela"). Immediately after she was born and started fussing, I sang it again, "I just met a girl named Micaela, and suddenly that name will never be the same to me!" She quieted instantly, blinked several times, and struggled to see the source of this familiar sound. In her first few days, any time she started to fuss, I'd start singing, and she'd quiet right down. This only lasted for four or five days, though. But that very first time was one of the most remarkable moments of my life. Richard 20 months later, still thrilled to be Micaela's dad PS I can't carry a tune in a basket, but that didn't stop me. > At what age did you start reading to your baby? I started when I was about 22 weeks pregnant. Went to half-price books where I can buy children's books for a couple of bucks each. It's a trip down memory lane... The Giving Tree, Good Night Moon, Where the Wild Things Are... Katy loves it, and will do a happy dance on my bladder when I read to her. Marion Katy, edd 10/16/2004 > > At what age did you start reading to your baby? > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Marion > Katy, edd 10/16/2004 I had all of those, and I *loved* Goodnight Moon. I had mum read it over and over. Hi there, I'm writing an article about which books are the best to read to babies. If you would like to be quoted in my article, please contact me at hallmk@comcast.net or post here, leave your email information, and I will contact you. I'm also particularly interested in any perceived benefits you have discovered when reading to your child. Love of books? Higher grades in school? Early to talk? More socially developed? Any information will be greatly appreciated. Also, to be quoted in the article, I will need to be able to publish your name and location. Can't wait to hear everyone's top picks, as well as the benefits of reading to your little ones!! I'll get the thread going by listing some of the favorites in our house. Sandra Boynton is a top favorite (especially Pajama Time) Dr. Seuss books The Berenstain Bears Dora the Explorer board books Olivia Megan > Hi there, > > I'm writing an article about which books are the best to read to > babies. If you would like to be quoted in my article, please contact > me at hallmk@comcast.net or post here, leave your email information, > and I will contact you. The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, and The Big Hungry Bear by Don and Audrey Wood. Most books by the Woods, in fact. IIRC, this includes "King Bidgood's in the Bathtub", The Very Hungry Caterpillar, etc. by Eric Carle. We absolutely loved the "Carl" books by Alexandra Day When my daughter was tiny, she had a subscription to "Babybug", which is Cricket's baby-friendly, board-book-style periodical. Darling, perfect for babies, durable, and sweet enough that we didn't mind repeating them. I learned to read at a very early age with "My Shirt is White" by Dick Bruna--this is a simple book set up so that you can show the picture with or without the words, and the words with or without the picture. Clara Vulliamy's Blue Coat, Red Hat is another favorite for tinies... I really like her style. She's also a regular artist for Babybug. Oh, can't forget the perennial favorites of Good Night Moon, Pat the Bunny and 98% of everything Dr. Seuss ever wrote. I remember my parents reading The Sleep Book to me when I was little. IMO, before 6 months you can get away with reading just about anything to baby--it's the voice that's important. I fully expect my dh to read the newspaper to Baby Twofoot using "all the voices"... he used to do this for my sister with her history homework--hysterical. But after about 6 months, board books really come into their own, and "story" becomes relevant. David Weisner's Tuesday is probably more suitable for the 2-3-year-old (and up) crowd, but is a fave. Others for that age group include Ship of Dreams (Dean Morrisey), Audrey Wood's Heckety Peg (a little scary for younger kiddos, but beautifully done.) Pish, Posh, said Hieronymus Bosch; The Mountains of Quilt; and The Sorcerer's Apprentice, all by Nancy Willard, are really amazing and delightful for rereading for adults too. As soon as they're old enough to "get" it... say, 3 or 4, Shel Silverstein is a *must*...my sister and daughter both got their final motivation for learning to read from these silly poems. Thanks for the reminder about all these great books we get to haul out of storage....<G> Jenrose >At what age did you start reading to your baby? Well, pretty much from day one. However, he's now almost 8 months old and still has no interest in books beyond chewing on them and throwing them on the floor :-) I keep trying, though. I read a couple of books to him every night before bed (I'm trying to start a bedtime routine) but he doesn't really pay much attention. I figure just the act of doing it, though, is good and eventually it will pay off. I think treating books as an important part of the day will make a lasting impression on him. My favourites are Sandra Boynton's board books, especially But Not the Hippopotamus, Barnyard Dance and Hippos Go Berserk. At this point, since DS isn't really interested in them, I figure I might as well get ones that I like. Katie |
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