Young children losing the habit of reading with their parents
By Richard Garner, Education Editor
Published: 26 September 2007
Independent. UK
Children of primary school age spend more time on their own or playing with friends than they do in the company of their parents, according to research published today. Even mealtimes are squeezed into as little time as possible so that children can leave the table and watch television or play with their toys.
A survey of more than 1,800 parents also revealed that they spend more time reading on their own than they do reading with their parents. The survey, commissioned by Booktime, a programme set up to encourage parents to spend more time reading aloud to their children, paints a picture of a "loner" generation which spends more time in front of a television set than on any other activity.
It may be the rise of the 'whatever' generation or the fact that these children are too busy watching TV and playing, but it appears that helping mum and dad with simple chores comes bottom of the activity league for primary school children. Thirty-eight per cent of parents state that their children do not do any household chores.
"Primary school aged children spend the majority of their leisure time either alone or with friends rather than with family."
In most cases, it is the mother who takes the lead in reading to her children – with 73 per cent of youngsters saying she was the main reader in the family compared with just 16 per cent who said their fathers took the lead role.
http://news.independent.co.uk/education/education_news/article2998920.ece
By Richard Garner, Education Editor
Published: 26 September 2007
Independent. UK
Children of primary school age spend more time on their own or playing with friends than they do in the company of their parents, according to research published today. Even mealtimes are squeezed into as little time as possible so that children can leave the table and watch television or play with their toys.
A survey of more than 1,800 parents also revealed that they spend more time reading on their own than they do reading with their parents. The survey, commissioned by Booktime, a programme set up to encourage parents to spend more time reading aloud to their children, paints a picture of a "loner" generation which spends more time in front of a television set than on any other activity.
It may be the rise of the 'whatever' generation or the fact that these children are too busy watching TV and playing, but it appears that helping mum and dad with simple chores comes bottom of the activity league for primary school children. Thirty-eight per cent of parents state that their children do not do any household chores.
"Primary school aged children spend the majority of their leisure time either alone or with friends rather than with family."
In most cases, it is the mother who takes the lead in reading to her children – with 73 per cent of youngsters saying she was the main reader in the family compared with just 16 per cent who said their fathers took the lead role.
http://news.independent.co.uk/education/education_news/article2998920.ece
i absolutely love reading, anything n everything! 