We had these books given to us (hand downs) and were happy to have
them, at first. They seemed to have valuable lessons in them, and the kids really enjoyed listening to us read them. After awhile, though, we started paying more attention and noticing some of the patterns and formulas in the writing. It's annoying. Worse yet, my son LOVES them. I'm so tired of reading a couple of them, in particular, that I tried to hide them. (I thought about taking the lot to Goodwill, but decided to just to give myself a break from them.) They stayed hidden for about a week, but they seem to have been discovered. We must have at least 30-40 books to choose from ... why do we always have to read the same 3!?I al
so hid the Barbie and Dora movie books. That's another pet peeve ... I'd like my kids to experience variety. We have plenty of books that have original stories inside their covers. Why do have to rehash the DVD movie in book form. Every day. Sometimes twice a day. why why why WHY WHY!??! (note: most of our books are gifts ... I'm not sure I would have bought these books, but my children picked them out for themselves.)
so hid the Barbie and Dora movie books. That's another pet peeve ... I'd like my kids to experience variety. We have plenty of books that have original stories inside their covers. Why do have to rehash the DVD movie in book form. Every day. Sometimes twice a day. why why why WHY WHY!??! (note: most of our books are gifts ... I'm not sure I would have bought these books, but my children picked them out for themselves.)Could someone please tell me what's wrong with Dr. Seuss or Fairy Tales or Noah's Ark or Dinosaurs or one of the other many many books on our book shelves!? I know kids like repetition and that it's beneficial for them to have that ... but seriously ... enough is enough!!!
ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1 comment:
Kids like to have the same story read to them (or watch the same video) over and over again for some of the same reasons that adults like traditional carols at Christmas time.
Repetition, Recollecton, and Recognition give kids a sense of order and control. That is why great stories like the Three Little Pigs basically tell the same story over and over again - setting up a pattern that provides order.
At bed time you don't want to learn about new stuff - you want the comphort of a routine.
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