If she can only concentrate for a couple mins at a time (totally normal btw). Then I'd either read her very short books or just a few pages and leave it when she loses interest and come back to it later/ start again, you will probably notice that you get further and further through a book as she gets older
We just kept reading the book til it was finished usually.
She would come back sometimes, sometimes not.
DH reads and makes up stories for the pictures sometimes, uses big voices and acts bits out lol Kept DD occupied much longer than my "Play School" reading Still does actually.
Ham it up a bit, but as PP said, she has a very short concentration span at this age, so don't stress.
Oh, Charlotte LOVED The Cat in the Hat. I had a board book of it, a shortened version, and we would read that over and over and over as it was the one she engaged in. Still loves it now
DD has always loved books and her attention span for them has always been pretty good, although she did go through a 'busy' distracted stage of not being that interested, can't remember how old she was though sorry! But I never pushed her to listen to the story, they have to want to listen.
I have always chosen books that aren't too long otherwise it gets boring for them (and me!).....keep it interesting, mix it up, read them the books that you know they just love and you can read them over and over and they don't seem to get sick of some of their books.
I love reading with DD they really do learn so much from their books. Just remember to keep it a short story (until her attention span improves) and use different tones of voice etc!!! I use lots of actions too sometimes depends on the book.
LimeSlice, sounds like your DH had the right idea! I think DD would love it if I made dramatic animal noises etc, I will start doing it that way!
Thanks for the tips ladies, will try these new techniques tonight!
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Still does actually.
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