Hellobee Boards Topic: What do you do when your child hands you a book you don't want to read?

Hellobee Boards Topic: What do you do when your child hands you a book you don't want to read? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 19 May 2026 12:33:15 +0000 honeybear on "What do you do when your child hands you a book you don't want to read?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-your-child-hands-you-a-book-you-dont-want-to-read#post-1442470 Sat, 22 Feb 2014 09:52:07 +0000 honeybear 1442470@https://boards.hellobee.com/ It depends. If I don't want to read it because it's truly junk, I'll generally read it and then make it disappear. I will sometimes make up the story for books where the pictures are good but the writing is poor. I don't read books twice in the same sitting, no matter how fantastic they are. Repetition is important, but I can reread it at bedtime or tomorrow. He'll still get the benefits of repetition and I won't lose my mind. ;) jedeve on "What do you do when your child hands you a book you don't want to read?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-your-child-hands-you-a-book-you-dont-want-to-read#post-1442453 Sat, 22 Feb 2014 09:36:18 +0000 jedeve 1442453@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Ask him to read it to me. Mrs. Twine on "What do you do when your child hands you a book you don't want to read?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-your-child-hands-you-a-book-you-dont-want-to-read#post-1442451 Sat, 22 Feb 2014 09:34:17 +0000 Mrs. Twine 1442451@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I always read it. There is concrete benefit in reading the same book over and over (painful as it may be) and a reason that kids are wired to want that. <a href="http://www.pbs.org/parents/education/reading-language/reading-milestones/toddler-language-development-milestones/toddler-reading/" rel="nofollow">http://www.pbs.org/parents/education/reading-language/reading-milestones/toddler-language-development-milestones/toddler-reading/</a> <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/pageviews/2013/03/reading-the-same-book-over-and-over-helps-you-learn-faster-if-you%E2%80%99re-18-months-old" rel="nofollow">http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/pageviews/2013/03/reading-the-same-book-over-and-over-helps-you-learn-faster-if-you%E2%80%99re-18-months-old</a> Ellie was a "late" reader, and slower to learn the alphabet and some of those literacy skills than many of her peers, but in first grade she is reading at a 5th grade level and easily tackling chapter books. I really think her experiences being read to are what made the biggest difference. Some books are really bad, though. We have one board book about "Chilly Critters" that my mom sent to Lorelei and she loves it and it is just so awful. autumnlove on "What do you do when your child hands you a book you don't want to read?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-your-child-hands-you-a-book-you-dont-want-to-read#post-1442448 Sat, 22 Feb 2014 09:31:50 +0000 autumnlove 1442448@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I cave but the books usually disappear for a bit. (Sandra Boynton dog book) Mrs. Yoyo on "What do you do when your child hands you a book you don't want to read?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-your-child-hands-you-a-book-you-dont-want-to-read#post-1442404 Sat, 22 Feb 2014 09:01:03 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 1442404@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I usually cave, as long as I have the time. However, I am not above "disappearing" a book here or there if I dislike it that much. Sometimes permanently. And he knows that he can't pick a long one before nap and bedtime. We love Richard Scarry but I'll be damned if I'm going to read him one of those epics at the end of the day. Mrs. Pen on "What do you do when your child hands you a book you don't want to read?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-your-child-hands-you-a-book-you-dont-want-to-read#post-1442364 Sat, 22 Feb 2014 08:19:24 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1442364@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'll read it once, but then ask him to pick a different book. I don't read books on repeat over and over lol. Cole on "What do you do when your child hands you a book you don't want to read?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-your-child-hands-you-a-book-you-dont-want-to-read#post-1442356 Sat, 22 Feb 2014 08:07:35 +0000 Cole 1442356@https://boards.hellobee.com/ There is only one book that falls into this category but I tell them in a very cheerful voice that we are going to save it to read with daddy at bedtime- I already knew their mom couldn't stand it either. Of course after a week of this trick I found out the dad hated it too so we hid it. It was not contributing much to the world literature collection so we were ok with ditching one book. BabyBoecksMom on "What do you do when your child hands you a book you don't want to read?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-your-child-hands-you-a-book-you-dont-want-to-read#post-1442331 Sat, 22 Feb 2014 07:23:11 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 1442331@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Ha! I do the same thing! But she'll get upset looking for it the next night. swedishfish on "What do you do when your child hands you a book you don't want to read?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-your-child-hands-you-a-book-you-dont-want-to-read#post-1442317 Sat, 22 Feb 2014 07:02:09 +0000 swedishfish 1442317@https://boards.hellobee.com/ R can't ask for books yet but I'll read it anyway...skipping some pages if possible. :wink: My parents tried to do that to me but I always caught them. bushelandapeck on "What do you do when your child hands you a book you don't want to read?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-your-child-hands-you-a-book-you-dont-want-to-read#post-1442313 Sat, 22 Feb 2014 06:51:59 +0000 bushelandapeck 1442313@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We read it too, but only once. DS often wants to read the same book a few times in a row. lavender on "What do you do when your child hands you a book you don't want to read?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-your-child-hands-you-a-book-you-dont-want-to-read#post-1442282 Sat, 22 Feb 2014 05:35:03 +0000 lavender 1442282@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I read it really fast! mrbee on "What do you do when your child hands you a book you don't want to read?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-your-child-hands-you-a-book-you-dont-want-to-read#post-1442280 Sat, 22 Feb 2014 05:32:47 +0000 mrbee 1442280@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I always read it, but sometimes I will hide the book for a few days so I can get a break. If Olive asks for that book the next day though, I'll suddenly and magically "find" it and read it again. What do you do when your child hands you a book you don't want to read?