Parents no longer reading bedtime stories to kids
Parents no longer reading bedtime stories to kids
Just 30 per cent of parents read to their children daily, according to a survey.
The poll for Disney found that two-thirds of parents and grandparents (67 per cent) believe that modern technology in the home distracts them from storytelling while just under a third (29 per cent) are too tired for tales, another third (29 per cent) get home from work too late and 22 percent are busy with other activities at home, the Daily Express reported.
The poll of 1,000 parents and grandparents of children under the age of six found mothers are most likely to read to their youngsters (48 per cent), followed by fathers (21 per cent) and grandparents (17 per cent). It also revealed that 58 per cent of women were read to when they were children compared with 44 per cent of men.
The poll for Disney found that two-thirds of parents and grandparents (67 per cent) believe that modern technology in the home distracts them from storytelling while just under a third (29 per cent) are too tired for tales, another third (29 per cent) get home from work too late and 22 percent are busy with other activities at home, the Daily Express reported.
The poll of 1,000 parents and grandparents of children under the age of six found mothers are most likely to read to their youngsters (48 per cent), followed by fathers (21 per cent) and grandparents (17 per cent). It also revealed that 58 per cent of women were read to when they were children compared with 44 per cent of men.
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