When did you stop tucking your kids in at night?

aliasojo

memorygirl wrote: »

Erm!

Mum came to tuck me in last night ................ and I'm 38 3/4 ...................
............. and I was feeding her second grandchild at the time.

I guess I'll always be her baby - LOL

Memorygirl

Ah...bless.

Cheers everyone for the replies. It's interesting to see what other people do.

I have a sneaking suspicion my daughter will still be wanting taken to bed when she's 20, lol.

She's always had a story read to her, but as so much of today's toys seem to be electronic gizmos etc, I wanted to encourage her to spend a while before sleep reading for herself as this seems to be the only time of the day that she has for 'calm' things iyswim.

Once she gets her Dad in that bedroom of hers though, he aint getting out again until he's done several chapters of a fairy book.:rolleyes:

Pooky23

galvanizersbaby wrote: »

OMG - could you daughter honestly read independently at the age of 5?!
and your son a good independent reader at 6?
I'm now worried about my 5 year old reception class son - he recognises a few words they've been learning but I would no way say he was an 'independent reader' - Yikes :eek:

Please don't worry, that is the exception rather than the norm. I work with Reception children and there is a HUGE variation in abilities. My son wasn't reading independently until he was about 7 and even now a few years down the line he is not a confident reader.

Reading to your child/children is one of the most important things you can do to develop their skills so I really recommend bedtime stories for as long as possible!

amandada

galvanizersbaby wrote: »

OMG - could you daughter honestly read independently at the age of 5?!
and your son a good independent reader at 6?
I'm now worried about my 5 year old reception class son - he recognises a few words they've been learning but I would no way say he was an 'independent reader' - Yikes :eek:

Yes they're both good readers-but maybe it's just my children's "thing", there will be things yours is doing that my 2 won't have been doing at the same age. They all learn differently and by about the age of 8(I think) they pretty much all level out:)

Sarahsaver

My Ds's aged 7 and 8 both go to bed with a story, ds1 has to have his special blanket in a line next to him and the door at a particular angle, certain things under his pillow (Aspergers and ADHD to thank for that) but once he feels safe in that way hes ok.
DD I still go upstairs with her when she goes to bed she still likes a goodnight kiss and she is 10. she goes to bed a bit later than her brothers so we can talk at a more 'grown up' level
i always kissed my parents goodnight until Dad died when i was 15 and I cant really remember but I am sure I still gave Mum a hug and a kiss goodnight.

I do not know why i would NOT hug/kiss my kids or read to them.

Nicecupoftea_3

Read this thread with interest. Help please. My daughter is 8 and a half years old and her dad (we are no longer together) still insists on getting in the bath with her on his weekends. Am I being prudish by telling him that I am uncomfortable with this behaviour and possibly making this a big issue ?

oliver2008

Nicecupoftea wrote: »

Read this thread with interest. Help please. My daughter is 8 and a half years old and her dad (we are no longer together) still insists on getting in the bath with her on his weekends. Am I being prudish by telling him that I am uncomfortable with this behaviour and possibly making this a big issue ?

I personally dont think your prudish at all, my girls hit puberty at 9, 10 and their dad stopped bathing them/going in the bathroom when they were 5, 6.

affordmylife

i still go in and say goodnight to my two (still living at home) aged 8 (dd) and 14 (ds). no stories but kisses and hugs and i love you. older ones that have left home got it until they left home.

met 18 year old son in town today for lunch and he kissed me goodbuy. we are not a particularly kissy family but this is important to us.

as for bathing my dd will be 9 september and still baths with either of us. im guessing she will tell us when she wants to stop sharing and be on her own.

Sarahsaver

Nicecupoftea wrote: »

Read this thread with interest. Help please. My daughter is 8 and a half years old and her dad (we are no longer together) still insists on getting in the bath with her on his weekends. Am I being prudish by telling him that I am uncomfortable with this behaviour and possibly making this a big issue ?

That doesnt sound right to me.

We leave our DD to it in the bathroom, she shuts the door and gets on with her bath or shower.

My DD is with her dad at weekends. If they were sharing a bath she would not be going there much longer!


If my kids want me to go in their room and say goodnight whatever their age i would do so!

i_am_really_rich!!

I have a 15 year old girl and a 12 year old boy. my girl takes herself up and i go and kiss her goodnight. my boy still likes me to take him a drink of milk and kiss him goodnight. It's up to the kids in IMO. I don't think this is something you can put a rule on. I love the fact that my lad still likes me to go and tuck him in as he won't walk around town with me in case we bump into any of his friends

Kazzajr

Nicecupoftea wrote: »

Read this thread with interest. Help please. My daughter is 8 and a half years old and her dad (we are no longer together) still insists on getting in the bath with her on his weekends. Am I being prudish by telling him that I am uncomfortable with this behaviour and possibly making this a big issue ?

If your daughter feels comfortable with it then I don't think there is an issue. Although how they both fit in the bath is a wonder!

I haven't bathed with my ds (5) for a while as there wasn't enough room for him to play whilst I was in and I was restricting him however we are both naked around each other and probably still will be when he is older than 8 and I don't see it as a problem I would feel a bit put out if people thought it strange.