My Young Granddaughter Wrote a Cute, Harmless “Book.” Then She Said Something That Concerned Me.

Care and Feeding Sept 06, 20268:00 AM Photo illustration by Slate. Photo by Elena Kurkutova/Getty Images Plus. Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. Dear Care and Feeding, I am a 68-year-old woman with a close relationship with my granddaughters, “Anisa” and “Karina.” With the start of the school year, I’m now watching them twice a week after school, when my daughter, “Melissa,” has to work late. Anisa (age 8) recently showed me a book she wrote and illustrated herself. It’s written in crayon on standard printer paper (and very cute). I told her how much I liked it. Then she begged me not to tell he