11 yr old DS is quite a complex creature, has quite an odd perception of the world, has an obsession with war, violence, and occasionally has nightmares.. He remembers and obsesses over strange details, his physical reading ability is pretty good, but his comprehension is quite bad.
He's just started secondary school and he's loaned a book called 'World in Flames' - World war 2 at sea. Ive taken it from him this evening, with the reasoning of it not being ideal for bedtime as he only had a war nightmare a few weeks ago. He's also asked if he's allowed to loan out the 'young adult' labelled books, and ive told him i'll talk to a teacher about what may be appropiate and let him know...
When i was his age i think i was pretty much 'off the riegns' with the exception of magazines, but i really dont think he's ready for this kind of freedom.. and i used to always believe if you were capable of reading it and were interested, why shouldnt you? But i just really dont think my DS is ready for some of the things he might be interested in... am i being unreasonable to continue to screen his reading material?