Do You Censor What Your Youngsters Are Reading?
November 22, 2008 by Mary Emma Allen
Filed under Parenting
Censoring Books
Do you check out the books your youngsters are reading, especially those that are labeled as young adult (YA)? Perhaps it’s a book they got from the local library, the young people’s section of the bookstore, from their school library or even read in the classroom. So it must be okay.
However, books nowadays deal with topics that were considered taboo years ago. Authors write about real life situations that young people face, often in very graphic terms. These aren’t simply religious ideas that parents feel go against their faith. They deal with sex, rape, homosexuality, drug addiction, alcoholism, abortion and other controversial topics.
So, …read more




