Dads don't read bedtime stories, says new poll

Less than half of fathers (42%) said they were bedtime story readers, compared with 76% of mothers, according to a poll of more than 2,000 adults conducted for the United Kingdom's National Year of Reading and reported on BBC News. More than half of fathers blamed long work hours and stress.

"Boys need to see their dads enjoying reading if they are to become readers themselves as they grow up," said Honor Wilson-Fletcher, director of the National Year of Reading. "Football programmes, blogs, newspapers, and sports magazines are just as valuable reading as fairy tales."

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