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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.  Yes, so my DS is impressionable and tries out language and attitudes he sees in movies or reads in books.  He’s read the whole Captain Underpants series, and while he was in that phase we had to have serious talks about respect for teachers.

I hated those books, but the stuff they do is more imaginary and in a strange way, Harold and George have a conscience and a sense of responsibility.  They don’t after all let Mr. Krupp wander off alone.

Greg Heffley just seems to revel in lying, stealing, cheating, and taking advantage of his frenemy, Rowley.  ( yes, I have read the books with DS, which is why I dislike them so).

I’d rather DS were reading A Wrinkle in Time or [b]Charlotte’s Web (he got 3/4 of the way through, then got bored)[/b]. He is thankfully also reading the Percy Jackson series, which is less morally bankrupt.

DS says Wimpy Kid will not have any real effects.  I’m not so sure.  However, I never had my reading censored as a kid, so I hate to do it myself.  But DS may just be a lot more impressionable than I was.  [/quote]

Boys do not want to read books about pigs falling in love with spiders, as much as their moms loved it. This expectation has led to so many "reluctant readers" among boys and Jeff Kinney has said outright that he had those boys in mind when he wrote the Wimpy Kid series. Your SON IS READING FOR FUN. Be thrilled. Do all you can do encourage that. And use the opportunity to teach him that the behavior seen in books (tv, video games, friends' houses) isn't always appropriate in your home. It's a good lesson and the right time to learn it.[/quote]

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