Swearing in year 3 reading book

[babyin2020]

My 7 year old in year 3 came home today with a new book for reading at home he opened the book and handed it to me. The first line of the book opens with swearing. Do you think this is appropriate?

I can not be on my phone all day just to update you
🤣🤣🤣
Just write the op properly, then. Communication is a vital skill, you could use the practice 😂

@babyin2020

Thankyou for the helpful few also a big thankyou to everyone else’s unhelpful rambling

unhelpful rambling

Stella1know the first page didn’t post but it’s attatched now. Will do that thankyou

Yikes, highly unsuitable content. I generally don't have a problem with swearing, but in it's context it's so negative and dark. I wouldn't necessarily want my child to read something so emotional on their own until they were a teenager.

I’m disappointed it’s not bloody 😂

What is the book?

I'm fairly relaxed about mild swearing, I would let my 12 year old read that book (mainly because I'd just be happy if he read a book) but my 7 year, no way. It's not just the language but despite the fact he plays fortnite etc I find it inappropriate especially given the massive choice of reading material available.

I'd be far more worried about the content than "son of a bitch".

There are so many good, age-appropriate books, there's really no reason to have something like this in a primary school.

Sorry I see that it noughts and crosses. Not appropriate.

It is all part of the Liberal system being forced upon our children unless you can afford to go private!

It is all part of the Liberal system being forced upon our children unless you can afford to go private!

Yes crazed liberal thinking, Go private, be like Boris.

Or alternatively, a Secondary school book has got mixed in with the free reading section. Remove book from small child, return said book, quick word with teacher.

@SurroundedByIdiotsEverywhere

It is all part of the Liberal system being forced upon our children unless you can afford to go private!

Of course it is...

I thought noughts and crosses is a primary book. I keep hearing it is.

I need to buy it to read it though.

The Noughts and Crosses series is aimed at young teens (12+) although Malory Blackman does write books for younger children, including some excellent picture books for pre -school. Noughts Forever was a world book day freebie, so I agree with several pps it’s a mistake. I suspect the teacher will be mortified. Please tell her - there will be other identical books in the school, if not in your sons classroom, and they need removing for primary age children in school.

Are you annoyed because it says ass instead of arse?

I think you're being a little oversensitive at some of the things you've highlighted, BUT I do think for Y3 it is a bit too graphic about violence, if nothing else.

I'd definitely raise the issue with the teacher.

When I was in Y3, my reading level was brilliant, as I've always loved to read. I just read and read and read at home, and my school books were an absolute chore because I'd go from reading amazing, magical things like Harry Potter, to the Oxford Reading Tree crap (I don't even know if that's what they use these days).

My teacher said that even the books in the Y6 library probably wouldn't interest me, and given I was so passionate about reading, my mum and I should choose my books and pack them in my bag and write in my reading record what I'd chosen.

Is there any chance your school would allow this instead?

YANBU.

SOB is not acceptable.

Ah, agree Noughts and Crosses is not really for 7 year olds (aside from anything else - major spoiler alert - towards the end of the book the couple have sex, albeit non-graphic, and the heroine ends up pregnant round about the time the hero is sentenced to death).

I agree with a PP - looks like the school have dropped a clanger on reading age/suitability.

Personally I wouldn't be that worried - my parents always allowed "free range reading" in our house when I was growing up, so my sister and I read some really weird (and possibly inappropriate) stuff. Though if it's really age inappropriate, to be honest, it just sails over your head! But I can see that other parents choose to do things differently (and a lot comes down to individual children).

Not been an issue with DS as he has galloping dyslexia, so his problem is that the subject matter he's up to intellectually and emotionally is way, way beyond his reading ability (and probably always will be - thank god for Audible is all I can say...)

@sherryshelidan

A child in my class (age 6) came to whisper that another child had said a swear word... Apparently it was the r word. After a short conversation I ascertained the swear word the other child had said was 'rubbish.'

The amount of times my 8YO has said another child swore in class, when said child had said stupid or idiot

Pee, po, belly, bum, drawers.

[quote DivGirl] Makes as much sense as 'sexual intercourse hell! I've stubbed my sexual intercourse toe ... Etc.'

Fuck is actually a really lovely word to look at the grammar of. It can be a noun (I don't give a fuck), verb (she fucks him), interjection (Fuck!), adverb (fucking fuming mate), adjective (that's fucking awesome).

Suzie Dent has a YouTube video about fuck, I highly recommend - [/quote]
The fucking fucker's fucking fucked is a perfect example my DH always quotes

Riv thank you I will check out the series!

Ffs Anyone with half a grain of sense would realise this book isn't meant for a 7 year old.
I can't believe this thread has been stretched out for this long on the basis of one sentence that clearly wasn't meant for a year 3!

Another question? Who do you find out your child's reading age?

I’m more appalled at the word scrotum on page 11 than anything else, it’s going to be the new favourite word in the playground when any body gets upset at another pupil!

Must admit, I don’t like hearing children saying oh my God - inappropriate