Welsh children hear more bedtime stories than other kids in UK

Welsh parents read more bedtime stories to their children than anyone else in the United Kingdom, while parents in southern England read the least, research published November 15, 2007, shows. Figures highlight a disparity across the UK in the number of children under six who are read to. A total of 83% of parents in Wales read to their child at night while only 51% of parents in the south of England and London do. In the north of England and the Midlands the figure is far higher at 73% and 70% respectively. In second place is Scotland with 71%. In Northern Ireland, 67% of parents read bedtime stories. In the UK as a whole, 75% of parents asked said they read to their children at bedtime. Read more at icWales.co.uk.