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Nobody told me what I could and couldn't read, so I can't imagine having any say in the matter with my own kids.
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Quote: They would not be allowed to read Animorphs, for sure. Really, anything I deem to be mind rotting is out. Other than that, they want to pick up a Steven King book at age seven, be my guest, but they better not come crying to me when they get nightmares. Just make sure you read it before you label it; a lot of Stephen King's stuff could be considered mind rotting, the trick is to find what's actually good and what he just wrote in order to turn a profit. |
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If I were to be a parent, I would allow my kid to read pretty much anything, age-depending. If the kid is 5 years old, I'm not going to give them a Maxim magazine and say "Enjoy!". Basically, if I agreeed with the content the book (I don't have any children yet...thankfully...I don't want to be in highschool and have children sad ), I'd buy it. If it's a magazine that I think is total bullshit, I'll say no but I'd let the kid buy it if they wanted it. It's complicated to explain my position on books, I think. sweatdrop
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"Taimenth" Quote: They would not be allowed to read Animorphs, for sure. Really, anything I deem to be mind rotting is out. Other than that, they want to pick up a Steven King book at age seven, be my guest, but they better not come crying to me when they get nightmares. Just make sure you read it before you label it; a lot of Stephen King's stuff could be considered mind rotting, the trick is to find what's actually good and what he just wrote in order to turn a profit. And yes, Animorphs use < > for dialog. |
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Nothing. My parents let me read everything I wanted to read and never stopped me, so how fair would it be to restrict my children?
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I believe that censorship is wrong.
My children can read whatever they want, as long as it is appropriate for their age level. |
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I was reading a post left on the first page that mentioned a user discouraging her children to The Tale of Despereaux. I personally love the book because I have a vivid imagination. I like talking animals and whatnot and I feel like if you want your child to actually enjoy and get a liking for books that you should read some fantasy.
I know if I were a child I would HATE to listen to I,Robot and Jurassic Park. I usually was read the Chronicles of Narnia series which only improved my love to read. ...other than my short random babblement that you probably read and are now going "What the heck did she say?" I'd just like to say that it depends on the age of the kid. I wouldn't want a 6 or 13 yr old to read about selling drugs or having sex. I guess that's just my point of view. |
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As long as it's not the book equivalent of Porn, or the movie Saw, I'm game. NO wait, if the book is a pile of s**t, I'd let them read it, but gently push them in the direction of greater literary works. If they don't like it, then I'd stop of course.
The fact is my children WILL be reading books. In more than one language if possible. No internet zombies in my house. |
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eh, most kids don't read porno anyway.
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Them never being conceived.
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"Cory Ander" Parent's are lazy these days. They don't know what their kids like and don't even try to understand. I mean these days parents find any way to simply get rid of their kids. I will go into the rest of your post in a sec, that bit stuck out. Where I grew up, parents stayed together. Often, the father earned enough money to support the family so the mother did not have to work, but could concentrate on the full time job that is bringing up kids. Where I am now, divorces are rampant and finding a family where both parents don't work is a rare thing. This results in parents not being great at parenting anymore because there is a lot of additional stress in their lives. Yes, by the time your children are old enough to read/use the internet, you will know which sites they visit and can control it a bit better. The same does not apply for the generation of kids atm. (talking about primary school age here and remembering that many adults leave having kids till they're in their 30's) I am glad computers exist. I am glad the internet is easier to access than it used to be. And.. I'm glad that you still need to be able to read to access it. I strongly suspect that kids read more than we used to simply because you have to read more to navigate the net. Jamborie Interesting that you say you don't want internet zombies in your house. You are posting this on an internet forum, I'm guessing you enjoy writing and reading yourself. You can see that some of gaia has stories to read posted and I'm sure you know of other places where one could read. (ebooks also require a computer) Are you saying when you have kids and they come to that age where they can read, you would prefer them to read paper books rather than using an electronic media? |
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I'd be much like my parents, I think. With reason, restrict a little, and otherwise let the child roam free. My mom, for example, always talks about how she loved Flowers in the Attic, but that she was going to wait until I was older until I was allowed to read it. At first she didn't explain why, and about a year later said that she wasn't sure I should read the series because it had incest on it, and she was concerned I wouldn't understand why the characters were driven to it. We had a brief discussion on it, and I agreed that although I somewhat had a grasp on the situation my mother described, a child of early thirteen like myself at the time would PROBABLY have issues with certain parts of the book. Meanwhile, I'd already read The Outsiders, Lord of the Flies, and The Grapes of Wrath. All of which she let me read without a problem and was happy I read them, even though I came to her with a small complaint that I was irritated by Grapes of Wrath because sex was mentioned about "a zillion times" in the book, and it was getting on my nerves. But she asked me if there was anything I really was uncomfortable with in the book, and when I said no, she let me continue reading.
So basically when I think my children are mature enough to handle certain books, and I've explained certain things to them to be sure they fully grasp what it is that they read, they can read whatever they want. I will ask them what it is they're reading and what it's about, and try to read some of what my child reads in order to see what it is they're actually taking it, and have discussions about books. But I'll try not to push too much and let them have their freedom. By the time they're a freshman in high school, as long as they aren't reading romance novels or some other kind of literary porn, I don't think I'd have a single problem with whatever they read. |
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I am of the opinion that certain age groups should not read certain books, and that there do need to be some restrictions/guidance (within reason), on what children read, in the same way that a decent parent would monitor what websites a child visits, the television shows they are allowed to watch, and what movies they see. Just as no eight-year-old should be watching TV-14 programs or R-rated movies, the same eight-year-old should not be reading books with graphic adult themes (certain comics and mangas especially come to mind on this one. Children do like pictures). Pornography is something that would definitely go to the top of my list. So far as books with adult content in them...that really depends on the book, the age of the child, and the personality of said child. I would certainly not let a twelve-year-old with an overactive imagination and/or is easily disgusted/scared read a book with certain intense, graphic themes.
I am also of the opinion that if they want to read something I would disprove, I would be sure to explain why I disprove of the book, with examples of content taken from the book itself, and used in the context it was taken from, meaning that I would definitely have read the book myself ("It is an ugly, ugly story" with no other back-up will not suffice. My mother said this of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and I read it anyway, and enjoyed it. Yes, there are not-to-pleasing parts in it, but I was able to handle it for what it was, and the story was far different in terms of "ugliness" than I imagined from my mother's statement). If they still want to read it behind my back, that is their choice, their library card, and their money being wasted on that trash (in the case of pornography/erotica, though, that would be money wasted. I do not want that kind of content in my house at all). So long as my child is able to discern reality from fantasy, and mature enough to understand and handle certain themes, outside of porn and things like hate books (there are books out there dedicated to bashing certain groups of people, such as incorrectly teach people why certain religions are bad, or to hate a certain race/gender/sexuality for whatever reason the author dictates), there is really not much I can think of that I would ban. |
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I wouldn't restrict them, but I'd make sure that they could make their own decisions about what is good stuff, and what is crap. I'm not clear on what my own parents think, though. They never see me read stuff. I'm under the impression that my mom thinks I like Harry Potter.
Which means that if I ever get kids, I'll pay attention to what they like. |
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Hmm...I've never had restrictions when it came to reading and it wouldn't right for me to put such things with my own child when she grows old enough to read. I've always had freedom in that area but of course I was introduced to certain type of books first so I can get the feel of what kinds I like. For some reason I had never been into the short kiddie type of books always the big six hundred page sort of novels.
So, if she wants to read something I'll let her read it and I'll ask what she thinks of it so I can get an idea of sort things she is interested in. Besides, most of the books are the work of fiction and shouldn't be banned because of something minor in the story like the 'n' word and such. |
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