This makes me sad; that so many parents and kids think of reading as just more homework instead of getting absorbed and transported into a story. Doubly sad that there's such a big gender disparity (44% girls v 29% boys aged 0 to 2 being read to regularly).
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/apr/30/most-parents-dont-enjoy-reading-to-their-children-survey-suggests