another reason is allowing children to believe in something that is not true simply because they want it to be true. they stick to wishful thinking. they are always in search for good or bad, right or wrong, which remain fixed in their thinking that may hinder critical thinking, once their fixed thoughts are not filtered by literate adults. what literate adults can do instead to promote the critical and creative thinking of young learners is to guide their thoughts, reasons, ideas and opinion and to enrich them with substantial materials and appropriate literacy situations