One of my children reads, no joke, 150-200 books a year (not including graphic novels). Does that mean every book ever written is developmentally appropriate (or even ethically appropriate) for him? Of course not.

We’ve seen this play out dozens of times. School boards will say no book should be banned and then a parent tries to read a book from their child’s school library during open comment and their mic is shut off while the board shrieks in horror.

That’s OK! Children are not adults. They haven’t developed the executive function or mental guards to deal with all content. As adults we protect them from things. Information is no different.