[OLA-IF-News] FOR DISCUSSION - Why you shouldn't censor your teen's reading (even the sex and violence). WAPO article

[Kirsten Brodbeck-Kenney]

I really appreciated this article! I liked that it advocated for open communication.

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"The long-term nature of reading means that studies on how content affects teens (or anyone else) are scarce, but Stetson University psychologist Christopher Ferguson says research does suggest that we can chill out when it comes to what our kids are reading...



Ferguson's small study of teens in one Texas city looked at whether reading banned books was associated with behavioral problems in adolescents. The answer in that group was no, with the exception of a small subset of kids - mostly girls - who may have been struggling already. 'Some kids who already have mental health issues may be particularly drawn to certain kinds of edgy books,' he says. He advises parents to check in with their teens to determine whether they're depressed or anxious and to ask why they're drawn to the books they're reading. In such cases, he says it's likely that 'the problem is not the book, but something preexisting.'"



SOURCE:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/on-parenting/why-you-shouldnt-censor-your-teens-reading-even-the-sex-and-violence/2020/02/03/00ef2416-3ed8-11ea-baca-eb7ace0a3455_story.html



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