https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:59:09 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-parents-usually-stop-reading-to-their-kids#post-1841867 Fri, 29 Aug 2014 09:50:06 +0000 808love 1841867@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@travellingbee: yes, yes! I second that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-parents-usually-stop-reading-to-their-kids#post-1841860 Fri, 29 Aug 2014 09:45:48 +0000 .twist. 1841860@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Little Misters Mom: aw, that is so sweet. </p> <p>Our eldest is 10 and he asked me to stop reading to him about a year or so ago. He is a fantastic reader and loves reading anything (He's in the middle of the 5th Harry Potter). He did say to me the other day "S, do you remember when you used to read to me? You were so good at it". I'm not sure if he was asking me to maybe read to him again? Maybe I will try. </p> <p>Our middle boy, 7, has never had the patience to sit and listen, he's too busy. So we stopped with him probably far sooner than we should have.</p> <p>I read to L every day, multiple times, and I don't ever want to stop. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-parents-usually-stop-reading-to-their-kids#post-1841853 Fri, 29 Aug 2014 09:41:48 +0000 travellingbee 1841853@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Reading teacher's perspective here: it is important to read to your child well after they can read on their own. It helps them to have a model of what fluent reading sounds like. It also allows you to model your reading strategies. For example, stopping to wonder about what the author is getting at or stopping to make predictions.... :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-parents-usually-stop-reading-to-their-kids#post-1841820 Fri, 29 Aug 2014 09:00:41 +0000 Little Misters Mom 1841820@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cmomma17: @IRunForFun: @Mrs. Lion: @birdofafeather: @mrsjazz: @travellingbee: Love all The Hobbit fans. It makes me excited for baby boy to be old enough to pass that tradition on. Now that I'm a parent the idea of my dad reading in the hospital is equal parts sweet and sad to me because I realize how scared and helpless they must have felt and somehow reverting to the days when a story made things better was all he could think to do. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-parents-usually-stop-reading-to-their-kids#post-1841798 Fri, 29 Aug 2014 08:49:01 +0000 SAHM0811 1841798@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My eldest is in first grade and has been reading pretty independently since kindergarten. We usually still sit in the kids' room when she reads at night for any words she has trouble with. Occasionally she will still ask me to read to her though, and she follows along silently. And we read to the younger ones too, also at bedtime. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-parents-usually-stop-reading-to-their-kids#post-1841776 Fri, 29 Aug 2014 08:34:17 +0000 HLK208 1841776@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was in 5th (I read on my own too) but my school had a reward program to encourage parents to read to their child and the child to read to the parent for 30 minutes each night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-parents-usually-stop-reading-to-their-kids#post-1841768 Fri, 29 Aug 2014 08:31:22 +0000 travellingbee 1841768@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@IRunForFun: @cmomma17: @Little Misters Mom: my mom read us the hobbit on a car drive to Florida in middle school. Loved pre-smart phone era! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-parents-usually-stop-reading-to-their-kids#post-1841732 Fri, 29 Aug 2014 08:08:59 +0000 Mrs. Tea 1841732@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents read to me until I was in my middle years of elementary school. I honestly still love listening to a story, thank you audiobooks! </p> <p> As a teacher, I read aloud to high school students from time to time and I am always amazed at how they visibly relax. Although I suppose having your parents read to you before bed when your in high school would be a little odd ha ha! I think the reason for stopping would be a combination of children's age and the fact that life just gets busier sadly. I think maybe we do it in different ways once they are older though. Like reading a snippet of a news story out loud and then talking about it. </p> <p>As for my little ones, I will continue as long as they will listen :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-parents-usually-stop-reading-to-their-kids#post-1841712 Fri, 29 Aug 2014 07:58:19 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 1841712@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was about 7 or 8 when my parents and I stopped snuggling up to read together. Reading together wasn't always them reading to me, I would sometimes read them books or we would switch off. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-parents-usually-stop-reading-to-their-kids#post-1841703 Fri, 29 Aug 2014 07:47:27 +0000 lamariniere 1841703@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have very fond early memories of both of my parents reading to me. But I was an early reader and I think they stopped reading to me around 5 because I enjoyed reading by myself. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-parents-usually-stop-reading-to-their-kids#post-1841604 Fri, 29 Aug 2014 01:05:15 +0000 makemake 1841604@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Skadi: yes!</p> <p>My dad read to us our whole lives. He still reads aloud a lot with my mom and sister (who has an intellectual disorder and lives with them). I admit some nights as a middle/high schooler I was bored with it and would rather have been chatting on AIM with my friends, but it was great family time and we always had something to discuss. My husband isn't much of a reader so I don't know if we will be able to go the distance as a family, but in my ideal world we would. :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-parents-usually-stop-reading-to-their-kids#post-1841600 Fri, 29 Aug 2014 00:55:00 +0000 Corduroy 1841600@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I remember taking turns reading chapter books with my brother and parents. I'm not sure when we stopped. Maybe 4th grade? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-parents-usually-stop-reading-to-their-kids#post-1841591 Fri, 29 Aug 2014 00:18:00 +0000 Skadi 1841591@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We plan to read to them until they move out. :silly: My DH and I already read aloud to each other, so we'll just transition from children's books to books the whole family can enjoy once they're a bit older. We know several families that have done this, and the (now grown) children all said that they really enjoyed that time together.</p> <p>It really did used to be the norm before the advent of television. And since we only watch television occasionally in our house, I think it's a great way to relax and enjoy a story together as a family. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-parents-usually-stop-reading-to-their-kids#post-1841587 Fri, 29 Aug 2014 00:02:32 +0000 tysonja 1841587@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think my dad read to me until around 3rd grade? but I'd love to read out loud before bed as a family till forever.... so many good books out there!</p> <p>I have friends whose families did this until they were in their late teens -- and still do when they get together for holidays! just thinking about it makes me happy :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-parents-usually-stop-reading-to-their-kids#post-1841335 Thu, 28 Aug 2014 20:24:48 +0000 mrsjazz 1841335@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Little Misters Mom: That sounds so sweet!</p> <p>I plan on reading to LO as long as she'll let me. I am planning on a mother-daughter book club since I'm an avid reader where we'll read the same book and talk about it afterwards. On evenings we discuss the book, it would be our special "date" night.</p> <p>I read this story a couple of years ago and it really stuck with me:<br /> <a href="http://www.npr.org/2011/06/18/137223191/father-daughter-reading-streak-lasts-nearly-9-years" rel="nofollow">http://www.npr.org/2011/06/18/137223191/father-daughter-reading-streak-lasts-nearly-9-years</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-parents-usually-stop-reading-to-their-kids#post-1841326 Thu, 28 Aug 2014 20:20:53 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 1841326@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 4 year old is a reader, but she still loves the time I spend reading to her. I remember my mom reading to us into our Tweens :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-parents-usually-stop-reading-to-their-kids#post-1841312 Thu, 28 Aug 2014 20:13:49 +0000 mrs. 64 1841312@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom read to us in middle and high school. We would read novels together, especially on family trips. Librarian's daughter here. :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-parents-usually-stop-reading-to-their-kids#post-1841216 Thu, 28 Aug 2014 19:28:04 +0000 birdofafeather 1841216@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Little Misters Mom: our teacher read the hobbit to use during a reading break in middle school! changed the voices and all!</p> <p>i hope to do family reading into middle school. DH and i used to read outloud to each other when we carpooled! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-parents-usually-stop-reading-to-their-kids#post-1841201 Thu, 28 Aug 2014 19:20:23 +0000 Cole 1841201@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband's family read together well into the middle school years. The most I have experience with is with since families I have nannied for I have continued reading to kids through fifth grade. When I was teaching the fifth and sixth graders loved being read to- certainly part of it is they thought they were getting out of "real work" but frankly they got more out of it and it facilitated some great discussions. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-parents-usually-stop-reading-to-their-kids#post-1841185 Thu, 28 Aug 2014 19:12:46 +0000 mrs. tictactoe 1841185@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I plan to read to my kids as long as they'll let me! Once they can reason their own, I will still read harder chapter books to them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-parents-usually-stop-reading-to-their-kids#post-1841180 Thu, 28 Aug 2014 19:10:41 +0000 yellowbird 1841180@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents read to me forever it seemed! I loved it would! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-parents-usually-stop-reading-to-their-kids#post-1841179 Thu, 28 Aug 2014 19:09:16 +0000 Dandelion 1841179@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I stopped reading to D last year. He was in 1st grade. He was learning to read so he read to me. This year he prefers to read to himself before bed.</p> <p> Now I read to M. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-parents-usually-stop-reading-to-their-kids#post-1841175 Thu, 28 Aug 2014 19:07:40 +0000 Mrs. Lion 1841175@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Little Misters Mom: i love this so much!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-parents-usually-stop-reading-to-their-kids#post-1841168 Thu, 28 Aug 2014 19:00:28 +0000 IRunForFun 1841168@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Little Misters Mom: @cmomma17: Mine too, and I think I was middle school age? I know my mom read to us till at least middle school. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-parents-usually-stop-reading-to-their-kids#post-1841162 Thu, 28 Aug 2014 18:57:34 +0000 cmomma17 1841162@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Little Misters Mom: that's awesome :heart: my dad read us the hobbit too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-parents-usually-stop-reading-to-their-kids#post-1841157 Thu, 28 Aug 2014 18:56:07 +0000 Little Misters Mom 1841157@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This may sound crazy but my Dad read books like The Hobbit to the whole family well into middle school (my oldest sister may have been in high school). Then a few years ago I was seriously ill and sedated in the hospital for a long time and he brought books to read me there! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-parents-usually-stop-reading-to-their-kids#post-1841151 Thu, 28 Aug 2014 18:53:28 +0000 cmomma17 1841151@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: I would love to keep reading as a family through middle school if possible, but in this age of technology we shall see! I have a 12 year old stepdaughter and 12 is so shockingly different from 11!<br /> Most of my memories of parents reading to me were in elementary school. However, my mom was a librarian so I was surrounded by books even if they weren't being read aloud to me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-parents-usually-stop-reading-to-their-kids#post-1841143 Thu, 28 Aug 2014 18:49:37 +0000 mrbee 1841143@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cmomma17: definitely will, but wondering when people stop! What's your plan? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-parents-usually-stop-reading-to-their-kids#post-1841141 Thu, 28 Aug 2014 18:48:47 +0000 cmomma17 1841141@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Most parents stop too soon! Keep reading! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-parents-usually-stop-reading-to-their-kids#post-1841116 Thu, 28 Aug 2014 18:37:22 +0000 Mrs. Lion 1841116@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A lot of parents stop when kids start reading themselves, but the benefits to reading to your kids continue long after thay can read! I will read to lo as long as he will let me :) reasonably, probably 2nd or 3rd grade. Then i hope we will be able to choose books to read together, book club style :) discussing books is good for kids forever!</p> <p>Edited to add link :) <a href="http://www.greatschools.org/students/7104-read-aloud-to-children.gs" rel="nofollow">http://www.greatschools.org/students/7104-read-aloud-to-children.gs</a> </p>