My DD in Yr 5 (9yo) is going to start reading The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis. It's a story of the effect of the Taliban in Afghanistan where an 11yo girl can no longer go to school, has to dress in a burkha, father is kidnapped and later returned minus one leg, no playing outside, no music, has to care for family, etc.
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DD has been asked to research Afghanistan's location, borders, geography and also the Taliban, albeit in a child-friendly way
AIBU to think that 9 year olds should not be reading this OR researching the Taliban and making an acquaintance with suicide bombs, women stoned to death, 9/11, etc, etc ?
I don't keep her in a golden cage but I restrict the news she watches as I don't think DC this age are equipped to deal with certain realities.
Am I alone in this?
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Year 5 reading book The Breadwinner
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tiredandsleepy · 12/09/2013 14:30
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