https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 14 May 2026 15:21:23 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-become-interested-in-you-reading-to-them#post-1139604 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 08:36:39 +0000 LuLu Mom 1139604@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are at 12 months and she does the same as your LO, she gives me a book and reads 2-3 pages with me and then crawls away losing interest quickly. I always finish the book, but never force her to listen, as I know she's just a busy little bee right now! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-become-interested-in-you-reading-to-them#post-1139507 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 07:50:44 +0000 NovBaby1112 1139507@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is 11 months and loves books! she likes turning the pages and cries when i am done reading haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-become-interested-in-you-reading-to-them#post-1139498 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 07:44:08 +0000 MsLipGloss 1139498@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO is 13 months and will sit through books mainly for the chance to turn the pages and pull down/open the flaps! :P She will sit for a good while though . . . sometimes all I do is summarize the page so that she can turn it (ha!) or just talk about the items/colors etc. on the pages.</p> <p>ETA: Oh, but to answer the question! . . . I think around 10 months? She especially loved flap books, and when she realized that she could lift the flaps and turn the pages, she was all in! She also has a set of 12 mini Baby Einstein board books that she loves . . . they are perfect for her tiny hands. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-become-interested-in-you-reading-to-them#post-1139441 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 06:59:17 +0000 Smurfette 1139441@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>7 months and she won't sit still for them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-become-interested-in-you-reading-to-them#post-1139438 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 06:57:06 +0000 Ree723 1139438@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Super early - we started reading every afternoon around 6 or 8 weeks and she had an amazing attention span for it. She has always been willing to listen to stories for anywhere from 45 minutes to an hour at a time. Now, at 15 months, she prefers 'reading' the books herself (she will sit there and turn each page individually, look at the pictures, and sometimes talk to herself before turning to the next page) but will sit through me reading three or four stories to her if, and only if, they are her favourite books. Anything other than a favourite and she walks away after a few pages. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-become-interested-in-you-reading-to-them#post-1139413 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 06:20:52 +0000 looch 1139413@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>From the beginning...I think we looked at really short books beginning around 5 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-become-interested-in-you-reading-to-them#post-1139380 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 03:32:43 +0000 Kemma 1139380@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>10-11 months for Miss A, she loves her Hairy Maclary books and will quite often bring one to me to read. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-become-interested-in-you-reading-to-them#post-1139374 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 01:48:17 +0000 MrsStar 1139374@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At around 11 months LO started bringing me books and wanted me to read to her. She was happy to listen to them for a while before then though, and these days she's happy to sit there and "read" them by herself. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-become-interested-in-you-reading-to-them#post-1139366 Wed, 09 Oct 2013 00:46:59 +0000 lemondrop 1139366@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The book obsession didn't start for us until about 18 months, then he started bringing us book after book after book. Very exciting, but also kinda tiring ;) We are now (21 months) starting to work on longer board books (longer than the standard Boyington books) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-become-interested-in-you-reading-to-them#post-1139252 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 21:31:01 +0000 Mrs. Bee 1139252@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>very early on. from 4 months on we read charlie 3-4 books before every nap.</p> <p>olive on the other hand... only recently got interested at almost 2 years! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-become-interested-in-you-reading-to-them#post-1139237 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 21:22:25 +0000 littlecasita1122 1139237@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Really early on...probably at 6 months or so? My LO loves reading, listening to us, and turning the pages. He is particular with books, though - he'll let you know right away if it's not one he's in the mood for. We always read 3 stories before naps and bedtime and then numerous books during the day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-become-interested-in-you-reading-to-them#post-1139036 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 19:13:32 +0000 meredithNYC 1139036@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Still waiting at 16 months... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-become-interested-in-you-reading-to-them#post-1139014 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 19:00:24 +0000 banana 1139014@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My daughter is 14 months and will sit through 1 book before she walks away. I'm not too concerned. My son wasn't all that interested in books at that age. Now at age 3, he's OBSESSED. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-become-interested-in-you-reading-to-them#post-1138732 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 16:13:41 +0000 yellowbird 1138732@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Probably around 11 months. She loves books so much. I really love it when she sits in my lap! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-become-interested-in-you-reading-to-them#post-1138662 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 15:45:19 +0000 lovehoneybee 1138662@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm still waiting. He won't even get bored and wander away, he'll take the book away. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-become-interested-in-you-reading-to-them#post-1138602 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 15:25:56 +0000 Sammyfab 1138602@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We started reading books during our pre-nap routine at a really young age (3.5 months). We would lay down on a floor pillow and read 3-4 books. Since he couldn't move, he focused really well and was able to stay put! </p> <p>During playtime at 10+ months, he was really only interested in lift-the-flap books and wouldn't really sit for a story. It wasn't until he was maybe 14+ months where he would bring us books and sit through an entire story. Now, at 19 months, he LOVES books but if he is in charge of flipping the pages we do skip a page or two (or 5!)... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-become-interested-in-you-reading-to-them#post-1138487 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 14:49:53 +0000 sunny 1138487@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO loves storytime and has been demanding it since 9 or 10 months. She points at the books and gets agitated if I don't pick one up and read to her. Lately she's been more picky about WHICH book to read too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-become-interested-in-you-reading-to-them#post-1138475 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 14:46:39 +0000 Mommy Finger 1138475@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Still waiting at almost 11 months. He will not sit still for a book and will immediately grab it out of our hands to play with. I can't wait to have him sit on my lap so that I can read to him! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-become-interested-in-you-reading-to-them#post-1138459 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 14:44:30 +0000 Beebug 1138459@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>9.5m? She is almost a year now and will sit through books if we read them to her all day long, she says "again" when books are done (ok, not really "again" but the best attempt at it, lol) she is a bookworm! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-become-interested-in-you-reading-to-them#post-1138453 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 14:43:24 +0000 Mrsbells 1138453@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we read at least 2 books every night and she has loved this from when she always paid attention even when we were reading cloth books when she was an infant </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-become-interested-in-you-reading-to-them#post-1138449 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 14:43:18 +0000 mamabolt 1138449@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Around 14 months she all the sudden got obsessed with books! She would go get one and back up to sit on our laps. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-become-interested-in-you-reading-to-them#post-1138440 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 14:42:02 +0000 winniebee 1138440@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Probably around 12-13 months he'd sit through a whole book. Depends on his mood though, sometimes even now at 17 months he'll bring me a book then walk away before I've read a few pages. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-become-interested-in-you-reading-to-them#post-1138368 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 13:58:13 +0000 Boogs 1138368@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It has always been a part of DS's nap and bedtime routine since he was pretty small, but I want to say he started paying better attention somewhere around the year mark? She smaller they are, the less time they pay attention but at 2 he'll happily sit for a few stories and some days would read 10 books if I let him. She'll become more interested in time I'm sure. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-become-interested-in-you-reading-to-them#post-1138362 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 13:56:19 +0000 yin 1138362@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think DS started to pay attention to books around 9 months since it was part of his bedtime routine. Surprisingly he has a long attention span to listen and pay attention. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-lo-become-interested-in-you-reading-to-them#post-1138344 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 13:47:11 +0000 Bao 1138344@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is 13 months and just started handing me books to read to her. However, she listens for a page and then crawls away. I will still finish the book anyway though. I can't wait for her to sit with me and actually pay attention to a book. When did your LO become interested in actually listening to a book? </p>