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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Teach her how to skim/skip the violent parts.

I'm in my 50s and I still do that all the time.[/quote]

30s here but same. I can’t tolerate violence in books and movies, and avoiding those experiences doesn’t prevent me from understanding the atrocities that have and are occurring around the world. Help her see that she can read one line every couple pages and start reading again when it’s not too bad. The story may be confusing for a bit but she’ll pick it up. Honestly if it were my child I’d probably read it for her and help fill the gaps for the part she didn’t want to read.[/quote]

Reading it for her and filling in the gaps is such a ridiculous suggestion! Talk about helicopter parenting! Skipping a gruesome section is fine, but then she should fill in the gaps on her own. Read a summary online, perhaps? What parent of a high school senior has the time or inclination to read a book alongside their child for the sole purpose of filling in the gaps?[/quote]

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