We have chosen to limit his private reading diet for the same fundamental reason that we don’t send young boys into war. For a young man to develop into a warrior, he first must learn the tactics of battle and develop the muscles and instincts of a warrior. So, too, our children—and those who are children in the faith—need time to grow the deep roots of a biblical worldview before being called to exercise that worldview against the force of culture displayed in non-Christian books.
