tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643075855683234513.post6623158191170731077..comments2023-11-11T23:11:51.397-05:00Comments on The Well-Read Child: Who shares the biggest responsibility for reading to your children?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04848812271752659857noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643075855683234513.post-85623974810364486042008-04-23T00:56:00.000-04:002008-04-23T00:56:00.000-04:00Hi Sara,First off, it sounds like you're doing an ...Hi Sara,<BR/>First off, it sounds like you're doing an excellent job with raising readers--kudos to you and your husband for giving them this special gift that they'll carry throughout their lives. I wish I had a clear cut answer as to how parents should divide up their reading responsibilities, but I don't think there is one. I honestly think that as long as kids are exposed to books and there are adults in their lives who are enthusiastic about reading, then that's really what they need. Of course the more they see everyone in the family reading, the more they'll be encouraged to read, but it sounds like you and your husband already do that even if you are the one who does it the most.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04848812271752659857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643075855683234513.post-88542621621892191362008-04-23T00:23:00.000-04:002008-04-23T00:23:00.000-04:00This sparked some discussion between me and my hus...This sparked some discussion between me and my husband. Because we homeschool, I read to the kids all day long. I also read their bedtime stories, with my husband taking a turn every now and then. Is this just habit? We're not sure, but we're pretty set in our ways at this point. It will take effort to change.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07884797351411470248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643075855683234513.post-77355248381700243182008-04-20T19:44:00.000-04:002008-04-20T19:44:00.000-04:00Anonymous--Thanks for sharing! It looks like you h...Anonymous--<BR/>Thanks for sharing! It looks like you have established a wonderful routine, and your children are getting solid quality time with both you and your husband. Congratulations!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04848812271752659857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643075855683234513.post-31377070432379152142008-04-19T20:07:00.000-04:002008-04-19T20:07:00.000-04:00We take turns in our house. My kids are older, 10...We take turns in our house. My kids are older, 10 and 8; we've read to them every day since they were newborns. When it was just picture books, we'd take turns, one night me, next night my husband. Now that we've moved on to longer books, we take turns reading, so it might be a couple of weeks where it's just one parent reading to them. During that time, on nights that the "main reader" can't read for some reason, the other parent will read poems or picture books at bedtime. Even though my husband works long hours and travels frequently, he values the together-time that bedtime reading provides.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643075855683234513.post-29873648576443096262008-04-19T19:22:00.000-04:002008-04-19T19:22:00.000-04:00Great points, Natasha, and I wholeheartedly agree ...Great points, Natasha, and I wholeheartedly agree with you. Sounds like you have a great arrangement. Your children are lucky!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04848812271752659857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643075855683234513.post-73013568822498051052008-04-19T15:29:00.000-04:002008-04-19T15:29:00.000-04:00I always heard that if there is a male role model ...I always heard that if there is a male role model in the household that a male child would be more likely to read if he sees his father/male role model reading. Maybe because he will see that reading isn't so "girly." I read to my children during the day and take them to the library for storytime several times a week. So it's my husbands turn at night to sit down before bed and read the boys stories. It's a great arrangement for us. I think anyway for children to be exposed to reading is better than no exposure at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com