Parents are just too protective of their kids. Moreover, they are experienced too. In some instances they may be right.
However, they should be open to discussion. Children have their own perspectives about the world and their interpretation can not always be wrong. So, parents shouldn't always dominate the scene.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.