I think it’s a bit sad to use a device for this.

My daugter loves our story times and she often picks it herself. I never say no to her no mater what time of day

I don’t like this trend.
Reading with my daughter when she was young, was our favourite time. During the day and before bed. In the evening it was one night me, one night my husband. I think that it helped a lot. And the reason why now that our daughter, 16, still loves reading any chance she gets.

We get our google home to play lullabies but I would much rather us read a book together!

Not a good development.
Quality time with our kids is so important and bedtime stories is a great opportunity to do give them attention.
Using a device deprives our children from quality time and snuggling up together.

I think it is really sad, what next…

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  • • mom93821 replied
    • 01 Jun 2019 , 6:53 am

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  It makes me feel sad too – story telling and reading is such a wonderful and expressive time.

I think it’s shocking. There is so much learning that occurs during reading to one’s child. The language alone, learning that print reads left to right, letters, punctuation, the list goes on. So much is being lost if solely a machine is reading to one’s child, let alone the bonding time. Teachers can’t teach everything, learning needs to be supported at home. After all, “There’s no app to replace your lap!”

I do both. We read two books before bed and then Alexa reads the rabbit that couldn’t fall asleep which is a book that’s helps children fall asleep alone. I struggle getting my daughter to sleep in her own bed and this is the only thing that works.

That is epically sad! Some not making it home in time, some just not wanting to. As a child who had both instances I never had a love of reading, nor could actually read till I was around 8 yrs old. Thus, Miss 5 and Mr 3 get a bedtime story 98% of the time. We read to them and then they read to us. Miss 5 can read, Mr 3 can read around 40 odd words so either remembers the story or makes up his own as he turns the pages. They love their story time with us.

I wouldn’t outsource but I love reading so it’s not so much a chore for me.

it will never replace a parent reading – however any reading is benefit for children

I didn’t realise the devices are capable of that. I don’t know too much about them. I like the idea of relaxing sounds at bed time.

I think on occasion it’s fine. Maybe for me, i wouldn’t do it at night time as us reading to them is part of the bed time process. But during the day it could be great for entertaining them

That’s just lazy! That used to be one of my favourite times of day, reading the bedtime story. Then when the kids were old enough, we took it in turns reading to each other

When I was a kid mum always put a story tape on for me to listen to as I went to sleep. I really enjoyed it, but also did heaps of reading at other times so I don’t think it really made any difference to me back then.

Reading my 2 is such a special end to my day, I couldn’t even think of it

Surely there is enough time to read books together. Reading books and spending time together is such a joy and so important for children and parents. I will always read books and talk about books – we adore books!

I love reading books to the kids! I don’t think it’s good if these replace reading to the kids completely. Here and there would be good

My kids love some quiet music etc from technology but parents still do the reading part.

I think this is a tough one, but as a mum of 2 I prefer to read with my children, we talk and discuss the book were reading together