Liv answers “can that book be read by children? I mean...”

Caitlin K. asked this question about Post Office:

can that book be read by children? I mean will it tell them life can go so wrong even when we try our best?

Liv I think it's important to remember that it's possible to read things before one is ready. Children who read things with "age restricted" material ofte…moreI think it's important to remember that it's possible to read things before one is ready. Children who read things with "age restricted" material often only end up walking away with the 'shock factor', instead of absorbing the messages and knowledge behind it all.

I don't know if you've ever had that feeling when you re-visit a book that you've read sometime during your childhood and it comes off COMPLETELY different the second time round, when one is a lot older.

Don't get me wrong, I'm definitely not saying a child wouldn't be capable of understanding messages presented in writing, I just think there are so many different stages of development when one grows up, and it's important to remember that one might not be in a stage in their lives where they will be able to understand or be empathetic towards various things.(less)

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