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It seems the -old tradition of children getting a bedtime story before sleeping is on the in Britain. A new study reveals that a third of parents do not read bedtime stories to their children. The , from British online retailer Littlewoods.com, also found that up to 50 per cent of children prefer to watch TV or play computer games than read a story. Researchers further discovered that a five per cent of British under-sevens do not even own a book. Parents came up with a of reasons why they did not read to their little ones. Thirteen per cent of parents blamed a of time, nine per cent said they are just “too stressed”, while others said their children were not interested.

Littlewoods has teamed with British pop star Natasha Hamilton to try and reverse this . They have launched a bedtime story writing for children under seven. Ms Hamilton, 31, told reporters: "I'm excited to see all the different story ideas and can't to see what the kids come up with. Choosing a winner's not going to be easy." She spoke about her own as a mother in reading bedtime stories, saying: "As a mum of , I know just how reading bedtime stories to my kids is." A spokesman from Littlewoods.com said: "We appreciate how important it is for parents and kids to spend time together, and bedtime stories are a great to do just this."

 
 

 

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