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[quote=Anonymous]I get the frustration of trying to read to a  wiggly kid, but agree with all PPs that you just need to roll with it.

Our 3.5 year old used to love sitting in our laps while we read books. But at about 2.5, she decided she wanted to be more active during reading time. She likes to "act out" the books, often imitating the positions of characters in the pictures or grabbing props from around her room. She loves intractive books (her favorite is "press here"). Also, now that she is learning letters and basic phonics, she likes to interrupt and ask about different words and letters and discuss them.

It makes for an exhausting, highly variable, reading experience. We used to be able to sit and cruise through 10-11 books with her. She'd sit and read with us for 30-40 minutes. Now we have to tag out and take turns because it's a lot and after 15 minutes, we need a break. But she still loves books and is engaging with them and getting what she's supposed to out of it. It's just not the cozy one-on-one time it once was. We now do that in other ways, when singing to her or talking to her at bedtime.

You've got to parent your kid wherever they are at. There are some things you can force the issue on for their own good (for us, it's brushing teeth, getting dressed, and going outside). But you have to pick and choose. I would not choose to fight your child over this.[/quote]

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