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fphillips93 t1_iza0a03 wrote

We went to the library in Ozark to get our 2 year old some more books. I found a Cailou book for her, flipped through it like we do, just to check first. Didn’t see anything that immediately stood out as inappropriate for that age level, so we checked the book out and took it home. My wife got to reading the book to our toddler and realized Cailou tells his new baby sister that he hates her; she didn’t skip over this part or try to hide it from our toddler. She continued reading. And then… at the end of the book, she went back to that page. She explained to our toddler what hate means, how it’s an ugly word and shouldn’t really be used out of anger and all that.

It’s the job of the parents to teach our kids what they see on TV and read in books ISNT always real, the outcomes aren’t the same in real life, consequences. Banning that Cailou book in the library wouldn’t have helped anything. If anything, banning that book because that little boy says he hates a person would take away a teaching moment for parents and their kids. Parents HAVE to start parenting their own kids. Government involvement and restrictions are not heathy. Our kids deserve to have every angle of every story, even the worst ones. That’s true, unadulterated education.

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mikefrizz t1_izah9pt wrote

I don't know, I kind of support book banning when it comes to Calliou. That boy needs to be stopped at all costs. ^(/s)

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fphillips93 t1_izanprf wrote

Cailou actually really annoys me 😂😂😂 His voice makes me a little crazy. And he’s quite whiney, but toddlers like him. Good enough for me!

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deborah_jai t1_izb1le6 wrote

I’m old enough to remember “parents need to parent” as an argument for abstinence-only sex ed or getting rid of sex ed entirely. What we’ve eventually discovered is that people don’t want to parent, they want to hide uncomfortable things from their kids. Unfortunately all that which is hidden will eventually be uncovered, generally in unhealthy ways.

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WannabeCanadian1738 t1_izd1was wrote

THIS.

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Evanpik64 t1_izaygsz wrote

I learned about the concept of death from an episode of Caillou, that wasn't a great day lol

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