Age appropriate?
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Age appropriate?
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This is a very good point.Roggyrus wrote: ↑09 Jan 2018, 08:11 Unfortunately, due to the technology available to the young nowadays, there is virtually very little chance we could police the viewing or reading preference of the minors. If we could effectively restrict the minors from reading, say this book, they still have access to much worse media.
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I agree it should be up to the parents, though sometimes it'd be nice if there was some kind of rough guide to what age group a child should be in to read a book.tonysgirl0805 wrote: ↑10 Jan 2018, 11:05 I have not read this book yet but based on the reviews I have read it seems to be pretty explicit. Kids see these things on TV and in movies so if they are not getting them from books they are getting it somewhere else. These days kids that age are having sex and even getting pregnant sad but true. So if they are mature enough to have sex why not read about it? I would think in the end it would be up to the parents to make this decision though they would be the one buying it in the end you would think.
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I partially agree with you, one way or the other the 15 year-olds are going to be exposed to explicit scenes somehow. It is up to adults to guide the young ones. Personally I don't think the book is suitable for 15 year-olds; I actually think books with explicit content such as this one should have a 'not suitable for under 16' tag on them.tonysgirl0805 wrote: ↑10 Jan 2018, 11:05 I have not read this book yet but based on the reviews I have read it seems to be pretty explicit. Kids see these things on TV and in movies so if they are not getting them from books they are getting it somewhere else. These days kids that age are having sex and even getting pregnant sad but true. So if they are mature enough to have sex why not read about it? I would think in the end it would be up to the parents to make this decision though they would be the one buying it in the end you would think.
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I agree those are both great ideas!HeatherTasker wrote: ↑10 Jan 2018, 14:54I agree it should be up to the parents, though sometimes it'd be nice if there was some kind of rough guide to what age group a child should be in to read a book.tonysgirl0805 wrote: ↑10 Jan 2018, 11:05 I have not read this book yet but based on the reviews I have read it seems to be pretty explicit. Kids see these things on TV and in movies so if they are not getting them from books they are getting it somewhere else. These days kids that age are having sex and even getting pregnant sad but true. So if they are mature enough to have sex why not read about it? I would think in the end it would be up to the parents to make this decision though they would be the one buying it in the end you would think.
Whenever I'm in doubt about a book or movie I check it out first. If it's a little questionable, we have a conversation about it first. If it's out of bounds, I will give examples as to why and tell my son when might be a better time.