Is this okay for my son to read?
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I taught 4th grade, and yes, it is okay - but you are his parent and have the right to object to any book you think is inappropriate. But try to slowly direct him towards other books. I had a lot of boys that liked Captain Underpants. UGH! I hated them! But, there was nothing "bad" about them and they were reading.
I always told my parents that books like that are like junk food. If a child is starving, it is better than nothing, but in a perfect world, you want them to eat a balanced diet.
Let him improve his confidence and fluency with these books, and slowly begin to introduce books that are simliar in genre, but a better quality literature. Ask his teacher for recommendations. I've been a SAH mom, so I'm not sure what authors are currently popluar.
You could even get a book from a series that you think he would enjoy and read it to him aloud at night. He may get caught up enough to keep reading on his own.
You can also read the same book as him so you could talk about what is going on. I've recommended to some parents to keep a journal - he writes in it about the book and you write back.
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Years ago my brother had the same problem with his daughter and the only books to keep her interest were those Goosebumps books, after a while she moved on to other books so I would let him read his Scary Stories and eventually he will read other books.
as long as they are appropriate for his age level, why not? I read all kinds of stuff when I was little. If he is interested in it, why not let him read it.
Who knows he might be the next Stephen King.
Let him read books of his choice. If you take away the one good thing that interests him in reading, you'll be doing a world of damage.
I think it's just fine if he reads those books. The reading experience outweighs the possible "negative" influence the books might have on him (if any). I'm sure the books aren't nearly as bad as what he sees on t.v., right?
He's a boy...he enjoys the gross stuff...I'd let it be.
Absolutely. Whatever your child is interested on, you should encorage him to do it. Otherwise your child might seem to conclude that you don't understand him. You can say your opinion about that and learn about what your son likes about those books.
hey...kids will be kids...even my daughter reads them.i am glad she reads too...if it will keep him reading you should let him read...you should ask him if he would be willing to read something else...if he says no he likes these kinds of stories then let him red them but if he says sure then find him a book you think he would be interested in.maybe he has only tried scary books...but if you can get him to read something else then good.
I think as long as they're age appropriate, it shouldn't be too bad. That's not to say that you can't read them first and make sure it's still appropriate for YOUR child. When it comes right down to it, no one can best decide what is right for your son except you.
However, if you are trying to steer him away from the 'gross' and 'scary' type things, try and make sure you offer him an alternative. There are history and science books in that age group that offer alot of 'gross' things, but they're perfectly acceptable gross things. (CSI books with forensic science references, age-appropriate mysteries, the kids' 'Left Behind' series, etc.).
If you just take away without offering substitutes, or if you tell him the books he's reading aren't any good for him, you could turn him off reading for good and do more harm in the long run than letting him read some scary kiddie stories now.
My 9 year old son is top at reading, I think these are ok as long as the books are aimed at children. Also try Roald Dhal and The lion the witch and the wardrobe, both of which my son loves and he cant put down. If thse books he is reading dont give him nightmares, dont worry too much.
My son reads goosebumps he gets from online. He hasn't changed his behaviour or anything. I would just be happy that he's reading!
If he likes reading, encourage him. They are meant for kids, and trust me, they are not that bad. Before he gets a book, why not read the back yourself to see if it is appropriate.
As long as it's not pronographic and he is not getting nightmare's and intreupting his sleep I see no propblem. I would encourage him to read as often as he can.
If the subject matter is age appropriate tehn it's fine. Whatever he likes to keep him reading!
Sure, that's very typical. Just remember, he's reading! He'll grow out of those eventually and hopefully will still be interested in reading.
ya its ok for kids to read those type book guess its the new fad going on for example the goosebump books
NO, I DON'T THINK HE SHOULD BE READING THOSE KINDS OF BOOK, THAT IS GOOD THAT HE IS INTERESTED, BUT HE SHOULD READ BOOKS THAT ARE MORE FOR HIS AGE.
as long as they are directed to kids it should be ok. i was the same way as a kid. iread everything but loved scary books. still do and movies. well enough about me, he will be fine.
if your son is even interested in reading you should be counting your blessings. in todays world we have to deal with illiteracy and unfortunately children just arent interested in reading. i read those kind of books at that age cuz its what interested me...never discourage a child from reading...or you may get them off of it totally. if he gets too scared he wont read them im sure dont worry about it
When my son was in seventh grade he brought home a book from the school library. It was some "Creep Show" book, and it was - I think - Stephen King stories in the form of a comic book digest type of thing. It had references to Satan, it demeaned women, and it was very sexual when it came to pictures of women. My son then told me his teacher recommended this book!! (Apparently, the teacher had his own ideas about what seventh-grade boys like to read.)
I told my son's teacher I was amazed that the school library had this type of book, and he said, "Those are the books that will get kids to read." I said, "I would rather had my son grow up illiterate than have his head filled with that type of stuff." The teacher glared at me. (My son did not grow up illiterate, by the way, because he came from a household where reading was a way of life and because he has always had intellectual curiosity.)
The way I see it (and I know it may just be me), there are two issues here: There is the issue of what a child's head is filled with (and when a child reads he gets "all engrossed"), and there is the issue of improving reading skill.
My opinion is that what a head is filled with is more important than reading skill, no matter how much we want our kids to improve their reading skill and no matter how important reading skill is.
Maybe you could make sure you have other material around that may catch his eye - non-fiction books about adventure of one sort or another, some of the books they have out about some television show that kids have interest in, books about a real-life hero (sports figures, science figures, anyone who may catch a boy's interest), books about things like how things work or how to build a bike or how to learn to change oil in a car, etc. My son taught himself guitar basics by reading guitar magazines. My other son liked books written for kids but about things that happened in history. There are books that teach kids how to draw (people, cars, animals, whatever).
Sometimes kids like to browse encyclopedias and other reference books.
When I was a kid my mother ordered Reader's Digest just to leave it in the living room, where we could browse them. I did the same when my kids were young. My kids' father said one his favorites as a boy was Popular Mechanics and (I think) Scientific American (or one like that). If you know your son's interests you would have an idea of books (fiction, non-fiction, reference, or magazines) that may capture his attention. What about mysteries written for young people? What about books about wildlife, space, other cultures, other times, pets, hobbies, collections, etc.?
I would think if the Scary Stories are written for children it may not be the end of the world if he reads the occasional one, but maybe you could discourage the "gross books". Maybe, too, you wouldn't have to expect him to stop the books "cold turkey". Maybe you could aim to balance them off with more and more other material.
Even as adults, if we do something like watch too much news it can affect our outlook on life. Young people do need wholesome things to be thinking about. I don't think I'm alone in this (although I know it is my opinion rather than any "expert research"), but I do think what kids have a steady diet of intellectually can and does affect their thinking and mood and outlook. The more wholesome and balanced a reading diet someone gets, the better.
I think you're right to be concerned about the material, but I think your son is young enough that you can probably find other things that will capture his interest. It seems to me since you say your son already reads pretty well you don't have to worry about his developing his skill as much as you need to worry about capturing his interest.
(Just an aside: Someone gave one of my son's a Where's Waldo book, so I started to look through it. I was horrified to see that every page had a different war or showed things like the Romans engaging in violence and people dragging women by the hair. Needless to say, Where Waldo ended up was underneath file folders in my file cabinet and never to be found - ever. :))
Any reading is good reading. My 10 year old son hates to read any sort of books but he love those K-Zone kids magazines. as long as he is reading something Im happy.
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Yeah sure, why not. I do not too many boys that like to read. be happy that he has interest in reading for leisure. As long as the books are close to or at his age group.
i used to have such dificultty finding a book that i actually wanted to read
when i finally found it no one could get me to put it down
if that is how he feels about these books then he should be allowed to read them
as long as he is mentally able then u should let him
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