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**devonin** · 01-18-2008, 08:15 PM

I'm not sure I'm willing to buy that "Make it seem like it is perfectly normal, and thus not something they'd be tempted to do to rebel" is remotely the best way to go about that.

It should not be the case that doing drugs, and being violent are just "meh" concepts to kids so when they feel like doing something rebellious they won't be "new" or "cool"

Wouldn't it make -much- more sense to simply teach children what things are, how they work and why they should or shouldn't be involved in them?

Making something so it isn't "new or cool" also has the effect of making it so that they won't see any reason to think long or hard about doing them if the choice is presented, since it's no longer a big step.

01-18-2008, 08:15 PM	#5
devonin Very Grave Indeed Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada Age: 40 Posts: 10,098	Re: Is it a good idea to censor kids from certain things? I'm not sure I'm willing to buy that "Make it seem like it is perfectly normal, and thus not something they'd be tempted to do to rebel" is remotely the best way to go about that. It should not be the case that doing drugs, and being violent are just "meh" concepts to kids so when they feel like doing something rebellious they won't be "new" or "cool" Wouldn't it make -much- more sense to simply teach children what things are, how they work and why they should or shouldn't be involved in them? Making something so it isn't "new or cool" also has the effect of making it so that they won't see any reason to think long or hard about doing them if the choice is presented, since it's no longer a big step.