Kids are almost always attracted to reading material that is for adults only-it is just natural curiosity...
I was brought up by involved, loving parents in a traditional Tejano Catholic home-on a small family ranch-at 10 or so, I found where the copy of Peyton Place my mom was reading was kept-and did my own clandestine read when mom was busy elsewhere-I’d read a chapter or two, then return the book to where she kept it...
Even the most attentive parents can’t watch their kids every second...
And the people who say that you can and should are ALWAYS childless. Nonparents have all the answers - just ask them.
I disagree. Yes. I was like you too, but I had a mother who read that stuff and watched soaps; very racy, and a father who objectified women.
I school a 12 year old, and yes, she is a girl, but has no interest in that material. Her public school friends, however, cannot get enough. Her cousins sing foul pop songs all the time and are some of the most highly sexualized 10 and 12 year olds I have ever seen. I am afraid to be around them due to their behavior.
Be careful of your thought, for they become your words, be careful of your words, for they become your actions, be careful of your actions, for they become your character, be careful of your character, for that becomes your destiny.