More About Reading with Your Children

I received an interesting and informative response to my post, Do You Limit Your Child’s Reading?

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My reader, when her children were younger, read books with her children and discussed them.  She tried to be aware of what they were reading.

Also, she didn’t restrict their reading, but tried to get them to understand and learn to make decisions.  I found the following comment very thought provoking:

Even if a book’s theme conflicts with your religious views, why would you think you can just pretend that other views do not exist? If you can’t defend your views in the face of a childrens’ book, how well will you defend them in the face of real life?

What do you think about discussing, with your youngsters, books you disagree with?   Does this help teach youngsters life’s lessons and how to make beneficial decisions?