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I don't feel that technology has changed the way I read to my Grandchildren. You cant beat having them crawl up on your knee to have a story. We are also having story time on the carpet for the 20month DGS as he hasn't quite grasped the sitting listening at toddlers so we are doing this in addition to the more intimate story and a cuddle. The older DGC have moved on with their personal reading to using the Kindle along side their books, but they also have times where we all sit and read together from a book.

No, I don't think so. My 8 year old gd loves reading and has many books in her room. Her 6 year old brother is not so keen so I try to find books that may catch his interest and keep it - not always easy!
As they have become older, getting them away from their tablets is the main problem.

My Grandchildren take it in turn to choose and/or read the story before bedtime at my house. We keep a special calendar to mark who's turn it is for the story and who sleeps in which bed (there are 3 children). The girls are always really happy with each others choices but moan and groan when their little brother chooses a book. His usual choices being anything with a Dinosaur, a Digger or a Pirate in it. They all love illustrations and enjoy showing the pictures when they read aloud, something technology has not changed at all.

Reading books on Kindle is a technology that helps greatly because the font can be made bigger and easier to read than many books. I collect old children's classic books but have to ask grandchildren to read some words to me, the font is too small for old eyes.

I have only been a Gran for just over 2 years, so have no history before then but I read to my two Grandsons just the way I read to their Dad. Kids always love "silly voices" and anything that involves actions - so that hasn't changed, thank goodness!

My grandchildren get to choose 2 books each per night. One from both parents. They love parents I pad but are not allowed it in bed.

My eldest Grandson likes both books on the Kindle and paperbacks to read,
But the three year old likes to be read to from books with pictures.

I often read to DGS at bedtime and I do so in exactly the same way as I read to his Mum. We snuggle up and take turns in reading until I start to see yawns! He is, like most children, computer mad but I find this does not change the nature of the stories, usually a goody, a baddy, good and evil etc. However, the 'props' used in the books are different, usually involving electronic things that can be envisaged, having seen computer games. They used to be more in the imagination, sort of science fiction, because special effects were not as impressive. He appears to really enjoy actually holding the book. I think it is a sort of comfort at bedtime.

have printed storied from internet to read, prefer paper than an i pad

it hasn't really - we make sure we have half an hour of reading books before bed every day

Technology hasn't changed the way we read at all, they have a little library here and love choosing the bedtime book, so much better being able to turn the pages and feel the book.

It has made reading more interactive and has made it possible for me to read to my granddaughters through Skype, even though they live over 5000 miles away.

Technology has made it easier to find out about new books etc. but has not altered the way I read to my grandson.

I wouldn't say technology has really changed the way I read with my grandson (or youngest niece & nephew) as I don't own a kindle or an iPad and tend to use the laptop for other things (learning and projects for instance). I still think the best way is to snuggle up on the bed and read the book with them, sit beside them reading as they drift off and even to let them read to you as their confidence grows or they reach favourite parts of favourite stories. Quiet reading times in the daytime are also good to just find a small space and read or a book relating to something you were discussing or on a similar topic etc.

My grandson loves having stories read to him and it just wouldn't be the same if it wasn't an actual book that he can feel and touch. Technology does make finding books at the right price much easier than trawling around but having said that we still like trips to the book shop.

I still read stories to my grandson same way I read stories to his Mum and Uncle when they were children. You really can't beat an actual book to read and to look at.

Technology has made it easier to find a particular book at the right price though.

Technology hasn't changed the way I read to my grandchild at all. He loves his mums Ipad for games but prefers a physical book to be read to him.

Not really, one loved a bedtime story up to at least 12. The 5 year old is far too attached to using screens yet still likes Kipper and, especially, The Little Boy Who Lost his Name at bedtime.

Both my grandchildren have kindles but they are kept downstairs so bedtime story has not changed at all. My DD was always so careful with her books so now GS enjoys reading her old Secret Sevens amongst others.

not really i love the feel and touch of a real book so although the kids have tablets nothing beats an old fashioned book here

Hasnt changed anything at all. We still read normal books and cuddle up together to read a story. Nothing can beat a good book with your kids xx

When my children were small we would read a book and watch TV, now i have grandchildren we watch nursery rhymes on the laptop & watch dvds. we still read books but the children seem to spend more time with technology than with each other.

I still read from books to my grandchildren. They are used to seeing Daddy and Nanna reading from a kindle.
I don't think the bedtime story routine with the grandchildren is any different from my own children.

I love to take my granddaughter to the library when she comes to say she loves to pick the books and we snuggle up to read them before she goes to sleep and now that she is starting to read it's great to listen to her read a few pages she does play games on my kindle but reading a book with her is a special treat for both of us