tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post1058087321373419886..comments2024-03-27T19:29:53.074-07:00Comments on Musings of a Bookish Kitty: Sunday Salon: Confessions of a MotherLiterary Felinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-36673518202744495172012-03-05T13:20:12.024-08:002012-03-05T13:20:12.024-08:00Thank you, Lisa! That's what I am hoping--tha...Thank you, Lisa! That's what I am hoping--that my reading to her even when she's busy doing other stuff is enough to help her with her language development. And, at this point, she doesn't know enough to know the words on the page mean anything. It's so much fun making up our own stories as we go--not to mention identifying the pictures on the pages and giving them names.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-80503696601212472922012-03-05T13:15:35.436-08:002012-03-05T13:15:35.436-08:00I really like that idea of reading to them while t...I really like that idea of reading to them while they are still at the table. I'm not sure how Mouse would react as she's ready to get out as soon as she finishes eating.<br /><br />Ugh. I'm there with you on the "need to do" stuff. We should just do it our way and let those who make up the "need to" lists do their own thing.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-30097502967319147412012-03-05T13:13:39.634-08:002012-03-05T13:13:39.634-08:00I agree, Caspette. I don't want her to feel f...I agree, Caspette. I don't want her to feel forced to read. That takes so much of the fun out of it. Mouse likes to talk through her books sometimes too now. I sometimes will just give up reading the narrative and let her take over, commenting when I can get a word in edgewise.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-2578567034531299412012-03-05T13:10:59.436-08:002012-03-05T13:10:59.436-08:00I am really glad to know I'm not the only pers...I am really glad to know I'm not the only person who has struggled with this!Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-48297135916677309802012-03-05T13:10:03.255-08:002012-03-05T13:10:03.255-08:00Thanks, Kathleen! She's such a sweetheart.Thanks, Kathleen! She's such a sweetheart.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-16621416587165856782012-03-05T13:09:30.399-08:002012-03-05T13:09:30.399-08:00Mouse goes back and forth with the interactive boo...Mouse goes back and forth with the interactive books. Mostly she dismisses them but occasionally she'll take more of an interest in them. <br /><br />One think she loves to do is pull books from my shelves and bring them to me. Then she'll go back and bring another one or two. It's so cute. My once neatly alphabetized shelves are a cluttered mess now, but I don't really mind it. :-)<br /><br />It's great when you can use voices or alter your tone when reading the books, isn't it? Mouse loves my animal sounds right now. She gets such a kick out of them and will laugh and laugh.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-38716056912780793822012-03-05T13:07:00.808-08:002012-03-05T13:07:00.808-08:00I tend to agree with you, Melody. I think it help...I tend to agree with you, Melody. I think it helps with bonding more than anything else during that pregnancy stage.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-746208158918872112012-03-05T13:06:00.142-08:002012-03-05T13:06:00.142-08:00Another bathtub reader! Whew, I'm not the onl...Another bathtub reader! Whew, I'm not the only one. :-) It really does come down to our children's interests, doesn't it? Some just aren't going to be readers no matter how much we expose them to our own love for books.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-66680717549656093532012-03-05T13:04:49.633-08:002012-03-05T13:04:49.633-08:00Ah, thanks, Staci! I appreciate your confidence i...Ah, thanks, Staci! I appreciate your confidence in me. :-)Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-87952780144142923282012-03-05T13:03:27.455-08:002012-03-05T13:03:27.455-08:00Thanks, Carrie. I admit I worried at first that I...Thanks, Carrie. I admit I worried at first that I was doing it all wrong, but the more I thought on it, the more I realized that I just had to go with the flow. Mouse sets the tone and I do my best to keep up. LOL<br /><br />I'm really looking forward to going to the library with Mouse. I want to start that tradition eventually. Once her first reaction to put books in her mouth goes away.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-14093291215650616892012-03-05T13:01:25.290-08:002012-03-05T13:01:25.290-08:00You are so right--nothing is perfect but it is per...You are so right--nothing is perfect but it is perfectly right for us. :-) That's a good way to think of it. Not only about reading but about so much else as well.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-60505698628606832542012-03-05T13:00:19.143-08:002012-03-05T13:00:19.143-08:00She's certainly got enough books around her. ...She's certainly got enough books around her. LOL The other day I sat in the glider in her room just to get off my feet and she came over, wanted up onto my lap and then reached over and grabbed a book off the shelf for me to read to her. I love that she associates the glider with reading time. :-) Her interest in staying on my lap was short lived, but still . . . It's a start.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-9481767350844165802012-03-05T12:58:39.806-08:002012-03-05T12:58:39.806-08:00I will have to keep the meal time reading in mind....I will have to keep the meal time reading in mind. That's a creative idea!Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-58491741707207862122012-03-05T12:56:22.685-08:002012-03-05T12:56:22.685-08:00I really think her bath perks her up rather than h...I really think her bath perks her up rather than helps lull her into reading time readiness. Oh well. She's still young.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-50026482939017795002012-03-05T12:54:28.120-08:002012-03-05T12:54:28.120-08:00I told her when she's older I'll explain w...I told her when she's older I'll explain what it all means. :-)Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-46355343286135631092012-03-05T12:53:53.140-08:002012-03-05T12:53:53.140-08:00Mouse is just now starting to bring books to me. ...Mouse is just now starting to bring books to me. She'll settle in my lap for a hot minute, giving me just enough time to open the book before heading off to some other task that can't wait. LOLLiterary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-63291478178083034872012-02-26T07:53:22.324-08:002012-02-26T07:53:22.324-08:00Ah, you really hit on two things I learned after r...Ah, you really hit on two things I learned after raising three children - #1 you don't always have to "read" the book as long as you're still interacting with one and #2 read to them when they don't appear to be paying attention. You still get the language piece in there and they are actually absorbing much more than you think they are. Keep up the great work!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05554217416500328610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-29597575814280618872012-02-25T06:54:23.903-08:002012-02-25T06:54:23.903-08:00Gage is on the run most of the time too, so when h...Gage is on the run most of the time too, so when he's still in his high chair after he's eating we go through a few books. He likes any that have noise or flaps. He usually makes it through 2 or 3 once or twice a day. We don't read before bed, but know that we need to. There are so many things we NEED to do, right?stacybuckeyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16811500448951042300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-60898057958302464342012-02-24T04:28:22.636-08:002012-02-24T04:28:22.636-08:00I think it is more important that she does enjoy t...I think it is more important that she does enjoy the time and not feel forced to do it. Little monkey will now talk through the book, no idea what he is saying but he is very adamant about it and I usually have to stop and wait for him before I can continue. I am sure they are reading to her at day care as well so it is not like she will get no exposure. Just keep it fun and you will have wonderful memories instead which is more important.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391618545224823807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-59284809345396209192012-02-22T16:59:51.882-08:002012-02-22T16:59:51.882-08:00I love this post! None of my kids were able to si...I love this post! None of my kids were able to sit still for a book when they were that young...my youngest just turned 2 and he still has a tendency to want to play with the book rather than reading it. Just wait...the time will come when all she wants to do is listen to one more book :)samantha.1020https://www.blogger.com/profile/04124614710493747821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-91776917114993529872012-02-21T17:47:06.328-08:002012-02-21T17:47:06.328-08:00Sounds like you have a happy and healthy baby Wend...Sounds like you have a happy and healthy baby Wendy and I'll be very surprised if she doesn't grow up to be a reader!Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01739982274914536036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-14878873794647666942012-02-21T11:03:13.957-08:002012-02-21T11:03:13.957-08:00Love this! Mouse sounds a lot like Elle when it co...Love this! Mouse sounds a lot like Elle when it comes to reading. I think I need to pick up some more interactive books because she does better with Pat the Bunny (except we can't smell the flowers as she wants to then eat the book) than some of the others. Also need to pick up some bath books--great idea!! There are also a few books that I've developed a sing-songy tone when I read them and I think she enjoys that (reading AND singing!).Trish @ Love, Laughter, Insanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225576485797030511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-39622407546487202872012-02-20T15:33:34.740-08:002012-02-20T15:33:34.740-08:00I read to my eldest daughter when she was in my wo...I read to my eldest daughter when she was in my womb... I've been hearing lots of stuff from friends or books that it's good to cultivate good reading habits from young, though personally I think it's more of creating bonds during the pregnancy stage. :P I'm not sure if it works, but my eldest daughter does read though not often (homework!). Still, I take it as a good sign. :)Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03967837585961009598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-52533170706302510432012-02-20T11:48:29.231-08:002012-02-20T11:48:29.231-08:00I read to The Boy while he was in the womb and he ...I read to The Boy while he was in the womb and he is the non-reader. The Girl crawled into my lap as early as 7 months to be a part of my reading. I still read to the boy when he was a baby, but he had to be contained...like in the bathtub for me to read to him and he only listened some of the times.Tihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00926060806244061354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-89166273015443838912012-02-20T07:30:54.448-08:002012-02-20T07:30:54.448-08:00You are a good mommy!! Always, no matter what, go ...You are a good mommy!! Always, no matter what, go with your gut instincts. God gave them to you for a reason! She loves books and exploring...as she gets older she will sit on your lap and have you read the same book over and over and over and over again...Trust me on this one!Stacihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07600979915661464945noreply@blogger.com