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How bedtime stories are more than just a nighttime ritual

How bedtime stories are more than just a nighttime ritual

Update: 2025-11-14
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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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How bedtime stories are more than just a nighttime ritual

How bedtime stories are more than just a nighttime ritual