Pretty Little Liars does not sound like something you want your children to watch does it? Would you be even more surprised to know that it is also a very popular teen book series? I am shocked that ABC FAMILY would continue with the "family" audience, yet promote shows that are against core American family values such as Secret Life of the American Teenager and Pretty Little Liars. I will applaud ABC in one aspect, which they cleaned up the language of strong cursing to instances of “Holy Crap!” and “Screw a duck!” However, are these phrases we want our kids saying? They are, in essence, just a euphemism. The intention is still the same as the original word.
I downloaded the first book just to see what the hype was about with my preteen and teen girls I teach from school and church. Just the first chapter made me want to throw it down. I urge parents to read into what their children are watching and reading these days. So much of our society is about sex and drugs now. Do we really want our girls to read about a swimmer who is struggling with being a lesbian, a girl who is making out with her AP English teacher, a girl who "outdoes" her older sister by sleeping with her sister's boyfriend, or a bulimic girl who wants to get her boyfriend to go against his virginity pledge? If that is the kind of things you are ok with your daughter reading, then by all means, you are the parent. I will know what my child watches, what is out there on Monday and Tuesday nights during primetime on a quote "Family" television station. THIS is NOT a FAMILY show!
I downloaded the first book just to see what the hype was about with my preteen and teen girls I teach from school and church. Just the first chapter made me want to throw it down. I urge parents to read into what their children are watching and reading these days. So much of our society is about sex and drugs now. Do we really want our girls to read about a swimmer who is struggling with being a lesbian, a girl who is making out with her AP English teacher, a girl who "outdoes" her older sister by sleeping with her sister's boyfriend, or a bulimic girl who wants to get her boyfriend to go against his virginity pledge? If that is the kind of things you are ok with your daughter reading, then by all means, you are the parent. I will know what my child watches, what is out there on Monday and Tuesday nights during primetime on a quote "Family" television station. THIS is NOT a FAMILY show!
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