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Charlie Elizabeth Culverhouse

BookTok is recommending 'explicit' and 'violent' reads to teens warn experts - here are 3 tips for keeping kids safe from mature content

Teenager reading.

A school counsellor has issued a warning to parents whose tweens and teens are fans of TikTok's 'BookTok' content, with many of the recommendations they go on to read including 'explicit' and 'violent' content. 

Reading is something every parent wants their child to do more of. Your kid's childhood was likely full of you teaching them how to read, trying out activities for kids who struggle with reading and thinking up responses for when kids say ‘I hate reading’. 

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