At what age did your kids start reading Harry Potter..my daughter found

My oldest is almost 9. He has not started reading the books yet. He has not asked me to read them to him either. He loves the movies though, so hopefully he will want to read the books when he is older. I have all of them.

I think as long as kids can understand that it's make believe that it's fine for them to read it. Some ppl let their kids believe that it's real, all the magic and stuff, and it tends to confuse the kids. My Nephew actually told me he wants to start reading the series, which I have. He's 12 and I see no reason why he shouldn't. [b]~~AT PEACE WITHIN~~ **STAND STRONG IN YOUR BELIEFS**[/b]

Well my nieces were about 13 at the time and she is 19 now and she is the one that got me to reading them also now I love harry potter books I can't get enough of them and I am sad to hear that the book series has to end. I find no harm in it no. It is good that she is finding interest in larger books.

Well, my daughter is 2 years old... and her interest for the Harry Potter books and movies are quite obvious... she can identify the different characters... and her favorite movie is the Chamber of Secrets... she hasn't asked me to read the books to her... but she would always ask me to turn on the dvd since she would like to watch a Harry Potter movie... I don't think there is anything wrong with that... since we parents are always there to guide them and answer their questions if ever they do not understand some things about the book...

Ah, I have to start reading those books to my children. They were good books. I also want to get her listening to Tolkien's work.

I don't think that it's harmful at least your daughter started to show some signs that she's interest in books and that's a good start.

My daughter wasn't attracted to Harry Potter since she turned eight.And strangely I started to worry that there must be something wrong with her taste as her peers are already reading the Harry Potter books.I think the commercialization of everything makes us go weird and brings us unwanted worries.

My son is into Roald Dahl books right now. He reads them by himself. He is into eight and he gets so absorbed in them that he ignores us completely. There is no harm reading to her. This reading activity will help her later in life to love books. © ronaldinu 2008

The Harry Potter series began when I was in the 10th grade, and I've always loved the books. The movies are fantastic as well. I know a woman who won't let her teenage kids read or watch Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings because they "have too much imagination in them, seriously". I think she's nuts. I think the books and the movies might be far over your daughter's head, but she'll enjoy being read to anyway, and the first 2 movies are very imaginative and pretty kid-friendly. Year One is my favorite, both the book and the movie. I wouldn't let her watch past Year 2-3 of the movies, and the same of the books. Personally, I applaud your choice in LETTING her experience Harry Potter! I can't tell you how happy I am that your only question in the matter is how advanced the books might be, and not that they're "demonic". The author was a single mom trying to make ends meet and on gov't assistance when she wrote them for her kids to help keep ALL of their minds off of their financially-dependent worries at the time, so I really don't see how they're "too imaginative" or "demonic". My mom read the entire Little House on the Prairie series to my sister and me when we were in 2nd and 4th grades, respectively. It sparked our love of reading and our imaginations, and we LOVED having our mother's undivided attention as she read to us every night before bed. Do you hear that noise, ersmommy? That's the sound of applause and cheering coming from my family of bookworms to you and your daughter!

thats great. i think we learn from reading early even if its fantasy. i dont know how young the books appeal to, but at 56yrs i came to love these Harry Potter series and turned my grandson on to them at 10yrs. lol