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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?

It’s fun to see how excited the youngsters become when it’s Book Fair Time at school.  Yesterday I was substitute teaching and took children to the area in the library where the books were displayed.

I didn’t see any books relating to Alzheimer’s or forgetfulness (like The Graduation of Jake Moon, for instance) but I didn’t have time (I was supervising children) to look through all the books.  However, often the picture books your youngsters bring home will entertain your Alzheimer’s family member.

• Books that remind them of childhood
• Books about familiar places
• Books about daily activities
• Books with colorful pictures
• Books with simple pictures

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Does Your Alzheimer’s Patient Enjoy Children’s Books?