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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For parents who say it's okay to expose your kids to these types of books at an early age, I don't know how much you have to deal with counselor issues at school.  We're friends with a guidance counselor and she tells me it's amazing how kids pick up behavior at school and can be really mean to each other.  Your angels might not be showing it at home, but their interactions and language with others might not be ideal in a school environment.  [/quote]

I’m one of the PPs above who said I don’t censor what my kids read - in part because I want to encourage independent thinking. And fwiw yes, I did recently get a very nice write up from the school about my kid’s nice personality and behavior at school - a kid who I let read these books.  I know this doesn’t need to be said but nevertheless i am saying it ;) [/quote]

New Poster, it is not a problem. I do not like the idea of censoring my kid, but rather explaining things. Sometimes we will talk about the stuff in the books "what do you think about this character," the response is, "he is not nice, I do not understand why ____." Or "this part is funny."

When my kid was in first grade and reading these books, he has been noted as a helper, one who intervenes when other kids are being mistreated. We talk about who is mean in the class, how to avoid them, other kind ways to respond to similar scenarios. He knows the difference between what happens to books and even that other kids say things and do things and that is not how it is done or said in our family and that it is a challenge to be different, and stand up for being kind and that it takes practice, courage and intention to make good choices.

It is better to have more direct conversations about what people are doing in books and in class and talk about different ways to approach similar situations. [/quote]

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