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How bedtime stories are more than just a nighttime ritual

Bedtime stories are slipping away. Recent UK literacy surveys have shown a clear drop in how ofte...

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08.45 14 Nov 2025


How bedtime stories are more than just a nighttime ritual


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08.45 14 Nov 2025


Bedtime stories are slipping away. Recent UK literacy surveys have shown a clear drop in how often young children are read to at home. All to discuss with Leslie Shoemaker, Counselling Psychologist and Lecturer in TU Dublin. 


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