Do you read aloud to your kids?

**homesteadmamma** · 01-07-2006, 05:17 PM

Even at my kid's age, they still love me to read aloud to them.

**homesteadmamma** · 01-07-2006, 05:18 PM

After everyone has gone to bed and all is quiet in my home. I love reading late into the night.

**crdurham** · 01-07-2006, 05:34 PM

Yes, we have a reader here..... At nap and bedtime and sometime in between we read at least ten books sometimes twice. And I enjoy every moment of it!

**Kimberlina** · 01-07-2006, 05:41 PM

We certainly do, and DH and I used to read books together, too. We read whenever we get a chance

**Valerie in WA** · 01-07-2006, 05:55 PM

As a homeschooling parent, I read aloud frequently to my children. Even my older dd-who can read at an 8th grade level-likes being read to.

When reading aloud, I try to go slowly and use a lot of expression. I think I'm pretty good at it, if I do say so myself. I don't really do voices, but if it says: ' "Blah, blah, blah," he chuckled. ' I try to chuckle as I read 'blah, blah, blah.' I use pauses for drama and sometimesIreadshortpartsreallyfastifit'sveryexciting.

**Strawberry** · 01-07-2006, 06:31 PM

I use to read a lot to them when they were younger. Now at 17, 19, and 22 they don't want mom reading to them. The odd time I can sneak in reading a magazine article or a neat poem, but not too often.

**Michelle** · 01-07-2006, 06:47 PM

Yes, all the time.

I like to read right before bed.

**marym** · 01-07-2006, 07:53 PM

I always read to my boys when they were little. Now I read to my Granddaughter who is more interested in the pictures. She is 17 months old and just starting to say words.

**KKCondrey** · 01-07-2006, 07:55 PM

I read to my little muchkin.....she likes to eat the books after I read them to her.....lol

**baxjul** · 01-07-2006, 08:25 PM

My dd and I read one chapter a night of the Beverly Clearly "Ramona" books.

I read every minute of the day.

**Pepper** · 01-07-2006, 08:35 PM

I don't have kids, but I read to my nieces and nephews!!

**AmyBoz** · 01-07-2006, 09:12 PM

Constantly. We read three books at bedtime every night and Julia will often bring us books throughout the day to read. Patrick doesn't really like to sit still to hear a book, although he does like to look at the pictures.