“Lizzie’s mom wouldn’t let her read certain books, so she kept them in her locker at school and read them anyway,” my daughter shared with me about her friend years later.
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”These weren’t ‘bad’ books,” Beth continued, “only books Lizzie’s mom thought didn’t go along with their religion.”
We had always read to and with Beth when she was younger and encouraged her love of books.
I didn’t restrict the books Beth read. Instead, when she was in high school, she shared with me, and we discussed why or why I didn’t think they were appropriate. I thought I needed to teach her how to make judgments about her reading, movie and television (now Internet) watching before she was on her own. If I said, “No,” to specific books, they might have more appeal. Also, she’d read them anyway, as Lizzie did.
Do you check on the books your children are reading and limit some of them? Or do you feel, that as they grow older, they will read these books anyway. So you need to teach them how to make good decisions?
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Do You Limit Your Child’s Reading?
“Lizzie’s mom wouldn’t let her read certain books, so she kept them in her locker at school and read them anyway,” my daughter shared with me about her friend years later.
Image: sxc.hu
”These weren’t ‘bad’ books,” Beth continued, “only books Lizzie’s mom thought didn’t go along with their religion.”
We had always read to and with Beth when she was younger and encouraged her love of books.
I didn’t restrict the books Beth read. Instead, when she was in high school, she shared with me, and we discussed why or why I didn’t think they were appropriate. I thought I needed to teach her how to make judgments about her reading, movie and television (now Internet) watching before she was on her own. If I said, “No,” to specific books, they might have more appeal. Also, she’d read them anyway, as Lizzie did.
Do you check on the books your children are reading and limit some of them? Or do you feel, that as they grow older, they will read these books anyway. So you need to teach them how to make good decisions?
Post from: Blisstree
Do You Limit Your Child’s Reading?