Hellobee Boards Topic: When do you read to your LO?

Hellobee Boards Topic: When do you read to your LO? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 20 Jun 2026 08:55:21 +0000 lamariniere on "When do you read to your LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-read-to-your-lo-1#post-1375069 Sat, 25 Jan 2014 02:07:55 +0000 lamariniere 1375069@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My son loves reading and is constantly bringing me books to read, so we read throughout the day and at bedtime. Recently I was trying to prepare dinner and he kept insisting I read a book to him and I told him to go read it by himself. He looked at me and wailed "I CAN'T read", it made me feel like a bad mom. LuLu Mom on "When do you read to your LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-read-to-your-lo-1#post-1374239 Fri, 24 Jan 2014 16:07:54 +0000 LuLu Mom 1374239@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Last week she started to finally show interest in books (16 months next week) so we have been rocking and reading before bed, we read like 5-7 before bed & end with our prayer book. Weekends she will read 1-2 before getting bored during the day. Jenn23 on "When do you read to your LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-read-to-your-lo-1#post-1374232 Fri, 24 Jan 2014 16:05:22 +0000 Jenn23 1374232@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Throughout the day. Up until a month ago (he's 16 months) he only cared for 1-2 books a day, but now he brings me a book to read him on and off all day. He's totally fascinated now with his books! delight on "When do you read to your LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-read-to-your-lo-1#post-1374200 Fri, 24 Jan 2014 15:51:00 +0000 delight 1374200@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I read to her every chance I get. We do 5 books in morning after she's been fed. I read a couple Boynton books during dipe changes and DH and I read three to her before bed. edelweiss on "When do you read to your LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-read-to-your-lo-1#post-1373907 Fri, 24 Jan 2014 14:26:14 +0000 edelweiss 1373907@https://boards.hellobee.com/ at bedtime, and on the weekends a few during the day. LO isn't that interested in books so it's hard to keep it up sometimes when he's running around all over the place and i'm reading to myself. MrsF on "When do you read to your LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-read-to-your-lo-1#post-1373895 Fri, 24 Jan 2014 14:22:29 +0000 MrsF 1373895@https://boards.hellobee.com/ All day long! She crawls up to me with books every few minutes and wants to read them over and over again. Honestly, it gets a little old sometimes, but I try to be enthusiastic! We also read in her chair before bedtime and get some snuggles :) Mommy Finger on "When do you read to your LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-read-to-your-lo-1#post-1373886 Fri, 24 Jan 2014 14:20:20 +0000 Mommy Finger 1373886@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We try before bed but he's still not that interested at 14 mo. I really hope he starts soon! cascademom on "When do you read to your LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-read-to-your-lo-1#post-1373389 Fri, 24 Jan 2014 11:24:01 +0000 cascademom 1373389@https://boards.hellobee.com/ He loves to read so often throughout the day. We have books in his play area and lots in his bedroom. He gets the most reading before bed. We've been reading to his since he was about 4-5 months old to get him into a routine. regberadaisy on "When do you read to your LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-read-to-your-lo-1#post-1373382 Fri, 24 Jan 2014 11:21:48 +0000 regberadaisy 1373382@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Whenever! We keep books in her room and at each of her play areas. So we read frequently through the day. NurseMommy on "When do you read to your LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-read-to-your-lo-1#post-1373378 Fri, 24 Jan 2014 11:20:28 +0000 NurseMommy 1373378@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Silva: oh cool! Thanks for the info! yin on "When do you read to your LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-read-to-your-lo-1#post-1372841 Fri, 24 Jan 2014 08:29:23 +0000 yin 1372841@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Throughout the day. We read to the boys before bedtime as well. Dandelion on "When do you read to your LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-read-to-your-lo-1#post-1372726 Fri, 24 Jan 2014 07:38:26 +0000 Dandelion 1372726@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Always at bedtime...although he reads to me, now. Silva on "When do you read to your LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-read-to-your-lo-1#post-1372721 Fri, 24 Jan 2014 07:34:54 +0000 Silva 1372721@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @NurseMommy: He just said that its possible she's getting TOO much language input (I think he was just trying to make me feel better :)), and we should try reading a book with simple language over and over. We just picked this one because we had it, and they often read it at the story time we go to. I think any book with repetition and simple words is good. It was kind of boring to read the same book over and over, but now she is so into it and its awesome. I totally recommend it. swedishfish on "When do you read to your LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-read-to-your-lo-1#post-1372689 Fri, 24 Jan 2014 06:56:35 +0000 swedishfish 1372689@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I read to her whenever I get a chance! She stares at the books and tries to grab them....and then tries to eat them. Ah, 7 month old babies! Tidybee on "When do you read to your LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-read-to-your-lo-1#post-1372687 Fri, 24 Jan 2014 06:52:50 +0000 Tidybee 1372687@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Beebug: C is exactly the same! Whenever the bug gets her! We have stacks of books all over the house for convenience. She'll be playing one minute and te next will toddle over to the closest stack, pick one, bring it to means say up so that I put her in my lap and start reading. Ree723 on "When do you read to your LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-read-to-your-lo-1#post-1372525 Fri, 24 Jan 2014 00:04:18 +0000 Ree723 1372525@https://boards.hellobee.com/ When don't we read to our LO, lol! She's a total bookworm and brings me books constantly throughout the day and crawls into my lap to have them read to her. She also flips through books on her own all day long. We started with a proper reading session when she was about two months old - I'd lay her down on a blanket on the floor during a wake time and then lay down next to her and read her stories, holding them above us so we could both see. She would happily lay there and listen/look at the pictures for up to an hour at a time. Her love of books has only grown stronger (she's 19 months now). Bizarrely enough, we don't read bedtime stories as a regular occurrence. She likes to run around before bed and then settle herself to sleep in her cot. As she gets older, I imagine we'll establish a bedtime story routine! sweet_p on "When do you read to your LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-read-to-your-lo-1#post-1372396 Thu, 23 Jan 2014 22:55:02 +0000 sweet_p 1372396@https://boards.hellobee.com/ All day. She LOVES books and can easily sit with me and read 20+ books in a row. I think she would actually prefer reading books over watching tv! NurseMommy on "When do you read to your LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-read-to-your-lo-1#post-1372321 Thu, 23 Jan 2014 22:24:18 +0000 NurseMommy 1372321@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Silva: just curious why this book in particular? We mostly read before bed, but we've also started a program called books for babies. And we used to go to a library program where they sung rhymes and read a book. We should go back. I try to incorporate them a bit throughout the day but she's only 8 months so doesn't ask for them yet. yerpie110 on "When do you read to your LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-read-to-your-lo-1#post-1372297 Thu, 23 Jan 2014 22:14:52 +0000 yerpie110 1372297@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My LO is obsessed with books so we read pretty much throughout the day. She'll also sit and flip through books on her own and has been doing that for a while now (she's 12 months). Mrs. Bee on "When do you read to your LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-read-to-your-lo-1#post-1372289 Thu, 23 Jan 2014 22:13:18 +0000 Mrs. Bee 1372289@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We read before bedtime every night, and we try to read during dinnertime most of the time. Radish on "When do you read to your LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-read-to-your-lo-1#post-1372286 Thu, 23 Jan 2014 22:12:38 +0000 Radish 1372286@https://boards.hellobee.com/ The most success we have had was after nap when she is still a little groggy, otherwise she won't sit still enough. She loves flipping through books throughout the day on her own, though. travelgirl1 on "When do you read to your LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-read-to-your-lo-1#post-1372267 Thu, 23 Jan 2014 22:03:39 +0000 travelgirl1 1372267@https://boards.hellobee.com/ All the time, she LOVES books so much. We always read two stories right before bed but she often brings me books during the day to read to her. Bonus points if it involves lifting flaps of some kind. mrskc on "When do you read to your LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-read-to-your-lo-1#post-1372266 Thu, 23 Jan 2014 22:02:58 +0000 mrskc 1372266@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Throughout the day! He especially likes it when he wakes up and before bed. Silva on "When do you read to your LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-read-to-your-lo-1#post-1372262 Thu, 23 Jan 2014 22:01:57 +0000 Silva 1372262@https://boards.hellobee.com/ A few times throughout the day, and before bed. We've been reading brown bear brown bear a ton at the recommendation of our ped to boost her language skills, and she gets so excited whenever she sees it now! I love it! And any book with babies faces, she starts laughing and panting. I feel like just in the last week she has started really enjoying and paying attention to books, instead of just eating them. It makes me so happy. She is 9 months old pastemoo on "When do you read to your LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-read-to-your-lo-1#post-1372244 Thu, 23 Jan 2014 21:56:52 +0000 pastemoo 1372244@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @MaisyMay: On the potty, before bedtime, before nap, when he brings me a book. And sometimes when I want to, mrsjyw on "When do you read to your LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-read-to-your-lo-1#post-1372241 Thu, 23 Jan 2014 21:55:54 +0000 mrsjyw 1372241@https://boards.hellobee.com/ throughout the day and always at bedtime! Beebug on "When do you read to your LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-read-to-your-lo-1#post-1372238 Thu, 23 Jan 2014 21:54:39 +0000 Beebug 1372238@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Anytime, anywhere. Kid will get a book from her room and go to whereever we are (ie kitchen) sit in the middle of the floor and wait for someone to start reading to her, lol. It's funny when she does it to DH in the am and he's trying to get out the door for work! We try really hard to take that moment and not say no and so far haven't had to! Books at bedtime are the biggie, but she loves reading and wants to all the time. lovehoneybee on "When do you read to your LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-read-to-your-lo-1#post-1372235 Thu, 23 Jan 2014 21:53:19 +0000 lovehoneybee 1372235@https://boards.hellobee.com/ He likes it right before bed and sometimes when he wakes up after a nap. Smurfette on "When do you read to your LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-read-to-your-lo-1#post-1372225 Thu, 23 Jan 2014 21:49:24 +0000 Smurfette 1372225@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We read after her bottle, right before bed. She doesn't pay attention though. MaisyMay on "When do you read to your LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-read-to-your-lo-1#post-1368911 Thu, 23 Jan 2014 21:45:00 +0000 MaisyMay 1368911@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My LO likes to be read to during bath time. She has several of the bubble books designed for bath time and will give them to me several times. There have been times where we've read the same book 7-8 times and then another one a bunch of times too. When does your LO like to be read to?