Richard PeckNever worry about a book corrupting a child. Worry if your children are not getting ideas from books.
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Never worry about a book corrupting a child. Worry if your children are not getting ideas from books. How often should we be concerned about the influence of literature on the growing minds of our children? The answer is: not at all. It’s important to expose them to books and reading, but we shouldn’t worry that they will be corrupted because we don’t limit their exposure. We shouldn’t feel guilty that we let them read whatever they want, and we shouldn’t feel like we need to shield them from the harmful influences of the world around them.
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