Hellobee Boards Topic: Do you read to your older child in a chair or in their bed?

Hellobee Boards Topic: Do you read to your older child in a chair or in their bed? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:46:02 +0000 skipra on "Do you read to your older child in a chair or in their bed?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-read-to-your-older-child-in-a-chair-or-in-their-bed#post-2750965 Thu, 22 Jun 2017 14:25:54 +0000 skipra 2750965@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We read on the floor mostly. 2PeasinaPod on "Do you read to your older child in a chair or in their bed?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-read-to-your-older-child-in-a-chair-or-in-their-bed#post-2750899 Thu, 22 Jun 2017 12:55:26 +0000 2PeasinaPod 2750899@https://boards.hellobee.com/ At night, we read on the floor, or I sit in his PBK Chair with him in my lap. Beds are for sleeping in our house. littlejoy on "Do you read to your older child in a chair or in their bed?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-read-to-your-older-child-in-a-chair-or-in-their-bed#post-2750852 Thu, 22 Jun 2017 11:36:42 +0000 littlejoy 2750852@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @PawPrints: OMG, do you remember when they were newborns and they couldn't have anything in the crib?? Haha. LO's bed has like 18 blankets and 90% of it is taken up by lovies and dolls now. ;) @looch: We did the chair last night, and it was so much better. I thought the bed would be awesome, but yeah, too much messing around. Mrs. Toad on "Do you read to your older child in a chair or in their bed?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-read-to-your-older-child-in-a-chair-or-in-their-bed#post-2750730 Thu, 22 Jun 2017 08:28:43 +0000 Mrs. Toad 2750730@https://boards.hellobee.com/ On the sofa when he was in the crib. On his bed when we moved him to the twin bed. Back to the sofa due to sleeping DD. We may move back to the bed when I can read to both of them. Mamaof2 on "Do you read to your older child in a chair or in their bed?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-read-to-your-older-child-in-a-chair-or-in-their-bed#post-2750722 Thu, 22 Jun 2017 08:21:36 +0000 Mamaof2 2750722@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We read in her beanbag in her bedroom mediagirl on "Do you read to your older child in a chair or in their bed?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-read-to-your-older-child-in-a-chair-or-in-their-bed#post-2750691 Thu, 22 Jun 2017 07:38:36 +0000 mediagirl 2750691@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Both. We still have the glider in there but if she is really tired, we will read in the bed. pastemoo on "Do you read to your older child in a chair or in their bed?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-read-to-your-older-child-in-a-chair-or-in-their-bed#post-2750679 Thu, 22 Jun 2017 07:25:03 +0000 pastemoo 2750679@https://boards.hellobee.com/ both! my SIL bought my son a tiny rocking chair, so we both sit in our own chair. or sometimes he sits in my lap on the chair or on the floor, and rarely he is in bed, even more rarely laying down in bed. Alba4 on "Do you read to your older child in a chair or in their bed?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-read-to-your-older-child-in-a-chair-or-in-their-bed#post-2750678 Thu, 22 Jun 2017 07:23:53 +0000 Alba4 2750678@https://boards.hellobee.com/ DS1 (almost 4) loves reading in the glider, but I think it's too cramped so we've been reading in bed. looch on "Do you read to your older child in a chair or in their bed?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-read-to-your-older-child-in-a-chair-or-in-their-bed#post-2750659 Thu, 22 Jun 2017 06:58:50 +0000 looch 2750659@https://boards.hellobee.com/ In the living room. We had to cut out the reading in bed (we had previously done a chair in the nursery, but then we moved and he went to a full bed) because he was messing around too much. Adira on "Do you read to your older child in a chair or in their bed?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-read-to-your-older-child-in-a-chair-or-in-their-bed#post-2750624 Thu, 22 Jun 2017 05:27:22 +0000 Adira 2750624@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We usually just read on the floor next to his bed. Autumnmama79 on "Do you read to your older child in a chair or in their bed?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-read-to-your-older-child-in-a-chair-or-in-their-bed#post-2750612 Wed, 21 Jun 2017 23:37:51 +0000 Autumnmama79 2750612@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We read in our bed As dd is up in a loft bed now! In our bed with DS too, he's in a crib :happy: PawPrints on "Do you read to your older child in a chair or in their bed?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-read-to-your-older-child-in-a-chair-or-in-their-bed#post-2750599 Wed, 21 Jun 2017 22:00:35 +0000 PawPrints 2750599@https://boards.hellobee.com/ In the glider chair. There's no room in her bed, too full of books and animals. I think we'll have to get a second glider for baby #2, would hate to lose it from her room. travellingbee on "Do you read to your older child in a chair or in their bed?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-read-to-your-older-child-in-a-chair-or-in-their-bed#post-2750597 Wed, 21 Jun 2017 21:56:17 +0000 travellingbee 2750597@https://boards.hellobee.com/ In bed once he moved into a bed. LO we read to in a chair 2littlepumpkins on "Do you read to your older child in a chair or in their bed?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-read-to-your-older-child-in-a-chair-or-in-their-bed#post-2750595 Wed, 21 Jun 2017 21:48:01 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2750595@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Couch in the living room and then we go to the kids room! Used to be in bed but I found the couch more comfy. About to change back though because with the layout of our new house it'd be annoying to do on the couch. Really anywhere is good! hellobeeboston on "Do you read to your older child in a chair or in their bed?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-read-to-your-older-child-in-a-chair-or-in-their-bed#post-2750575 Wed, 21 Jun 2017 20:36:14 +0000 hellobeeboston 2750575@https://boards.hellobee.com/ In his bed. Mae on "Do you read to your older child in a chair or in their bed?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-read-to-your-older-child-in-a-chair-or-in-their-bed#post-2750556 Wed, 21 Jun 2017 19:49:04 +0000 Mae 2750556@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We just moved my 3 year old into a bed this last weekend, and I thought we would do books and songs in bed, but so far she wants to do them in the chaise in her room rather than in bed. ShootingStar on "Do you read to your older child in a chair or in their bed?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-read-to-your-older-child-in-a-chair-or-in-their-bed#post-2750555 Wed, 21 Jun 2017 19:47:38 +0000 ShootingStar 2750555@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We read in bed because the chair got moved to baby sister's room. honeybear on "Do you read to your older child in a chair or in their bed?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-read-to-your-older-child-in-a-chair-or-in-their-bed#post-2750553 Wed, 21 Jun 2017 19:43:44 +0000 honeybear 2750553@https://boards.hellobee.com/ At night we read in bed, but during the day, it's mostly on the sofa or sitting on the floor. erinbaderin on "Do you read to your older child in a chair or in their bed?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-read-to-your-older-child-in-a-chair-or-in-their-bed#post-2750539 Wed, 21 Jun 2017 19:21:48 +0000 erinbaderin 2750539@https://boards.hellobee.com/ B is 3.5, and we read to him in bed now. I think we started when we switched to the toddler bed, but I can't remember why. littlejoy on "Do you read to your older child in a chair or in their bed?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-read-to-your-older-child-in-a-chair-or-in-their-bed#post-2750529 Wed, 21 Jun 2017 18:53:19 +0000 littlejoy 2750529@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I posted about chapter books this morning (thank you for the wonderful suggestions), which got me to thinking: do you all read to your older kiddo in a chair or in their bed? We recently started reading in her bed, but she's constantly putting her feet on the wall, messing with the blankets, or doing anything except focusing on the books. I'm more comfortable in her bed (because I'm approximately 528 months pregnant), but I wonder if a reading chair is a better idea for focus.