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[quote=Anonymous]The funny thing for me is that my kid is getting these books from the school library and the classroom! Teachers and librarians are recommending “lesser” series.  I’ve spent hundreds (thousands?) of dollars and many hours setting up a home library, researching books, sourcing books from my own child, etc to put together a high quality reading environment. I converted a family room into a study and we don’t really watch modern TV or own iPads. And yet I’ve got a Minecraft manual sitting in his room and Diary of A Wimpy Kid in the living room, both checked out from the school library.

This was a good lesson for me while my kid was still young. I am an influence on my child, but even in early elementary, I cannot control what else influences my child. He spends a huge amount of time at school and he chooses his friends.

I figure if I can learn how to navigate those influences and still teach my kid to be respectful, kind, and make good choices… then maybe he has a shot at getting through the middle grades, high school and beyond as a decent individual who can be in charge of his own body and behavior. [/quote]

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