Asking The Question: Is It Okay For My Children To Read The Harry Potter Books?

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One thing you will probably desire, if you have young children, is for them to have a desire to read, but there will, of course, be certain books that you would prefer for your children to read over others, and there will be books that you will not be so sure about; one collection of books that might fall into the category of books you are not so sure about is the Harry Potter series - as the controversies that have surrounded the book, mixed with the fact that so many adults enjoy the books, may have caused you to wonder whether it is truly a suitable series for your young children to read.

When it comes to the Harry Potter books, the first thing you need to realize is that the reading level is actually somewhere above "children's books," and this becomes increasingly more true as the books progress and become longer; this does not mean that your children will be unable to enjoy the books, however, as many children find that they still enjoy reading the Harry Potter books - even if they are long and sometimes challenging.

Another thing that is important for you to realize is that the content in the books becomes fairly heavy as the series moves along (especially beginning with the fifth book), but the great thing about the Harry Potter books is that the graduating reading levels of each successive book essentially acts as a barrier to keep children who are not old enough for the heavy content from reading the books themselves.

And as far as the witchcraft and wizardry in the books, realize that these books are hardly different from Lord of the Rings or from the Chronicles of Narnia - with the lone exception being that both "witch" and "wizard" can have both positive and negative connotations in the Harry Potter books, whereas the word "witch" tends to only have a negative connotation in Lord of the Rings and the Chronicles of Narnia.

As with any media your child takes in, you will have to make a decision yourself based on what you have been able to find out - but with these bits of information in your pocket, you should be able to make a decision on the Harry Potter series for your children.