Browse More Cyberbullying Deathly Hallows Part 1: Rated PG-13/R Sign in or sign up to share your thoughts Teen, 17 years old written by PotterPokemon February 6, 2015 I never found it scary, and though I didn't understand everything happening in it the first time I read it, I have now read all the books over ten times each. Betsy Bozdech Teen, 14 years old written by Buffy Rules January 25, 2016 Because of all this, I love the Common Sense Media site! Sign in or sign up to share your thoughts Alcohol, Drugs, Smoking I was still seven at the time, but I could handle everything the books threw my way, whether it be vocabulary or violence. Join as an Educator It probably depends on your child's maturity, If they can handle it, they probably can handle Harry Potter. I expect when she re-reads the book as she gets older, she will start picking up more on the nuances and enjoy it again. I did watch all the movies with my dad, though. They learn without trying, without even meaning to, and in fact without being able to help it. Goblet of fire: This one really jumps in difficulty and scariness. You're pushing it on him way too young, therefore robbing the series of any thematic significance, because a kid that young will not understand the story at all, and the material is far too harsh. Sign in or sign up to share your thoughts She seems ok with it - she's mentioned it's a bit scary and sad in parts and she stopped reading for a couple of days but is now right back in it. The problems encountered by Harry and his friends are really adolescent issues, and by that I mean, issues that it's beneficial for adolescents to explore and reflect on. I useally read for a LONG time at night so :/. Great middle age fiction book about Alex, a young precocious girl, who mysteriously gets transported to a strange world where Latin and Math combine in formulas and equations with magical effects. I was Arachnophobia when I was 4 and Jurassic Park when I was 5. The fact is, age-appropriateness is not about how sensitive your kid is, or how good a reader your kid is. Sign in or sign up to share your thoughts Harry Potter is great series! Sign in or sign up to share your thoughts These books are a wonderful way to reflect on school culture as well as much, much bigger issues with our teenagers...but this is going to work much better if we don't push the books on our kids when they are still too young to fully appreciate them. Flag as inappropriate  Again; the Harry Potter series isn't for little children. Digital Citizenship But who cares? Harry Potter certainly hit big enough initially to keep its wide audience, but to keep infantilizing the series and keep pushing it on kids way too young to appreciate it is to damage its future potential of reaching a wide audience. Eh....not one to tell parents what to do, but 7 is still way too young...10 is the ideal starting age. She is empathic (and so am I) but does not normally get this scared. Research Program Flag as inappropriate  It was very simple and small and scope, intense, but friendly for a younger mind due to the writing and by extension the content and the themes. By the end of the school year one of the boys was singled out and bullied by the others. Sign in or sign up to share your thoughts He picked up the first book of Harry Potter from his older brother's room last week( around new year of 2015) and read aloud to me. Careers Goblet of Fire, PG-13, 12+ I am a HUGE Harry Potter fan. I will have to disagree with Jason and say that HP is VERY religious. Flag as inappropriate  It's not about being "scary" so much as opening up some cans of worms that a young mind isn't ready for - Dolores Umbridge and torture, for example. Subscribe to our newsletters I read them when I was 10! For over ten years, I have been teaching college courses on interpreting and creating ethical messages in various media. Adult written by Parrentio October 4, 2015 Quite frankly, however, I believe that these reviews and blog posts should be thought of as guidelines. Flag as inappropriate  Character Strengths and Life Skills I read them all through (giving appropriate space for them to come out of course). Flag as inappropriate  Overall Series classification: YA (Young Adult) for 6 counts of thematic material-85% Overall, I believe that it's dependent on the child, not necessarily on their ability to read it but to understand it and whether they have the parents or older siblings to help them understand or the life experiences to understand. Overall Series classification: YA (Young Adult) for Read through the entire series in just a couple of weeks (he's fast and advanced reader). Character Strengths and Life Skills I'm sorry. It's not the age that matters, but the maturity level. Flag as inappropriate  For example, Regulus Black: considered a traitor by his brother, yet willingly gave his life for the Light side after taking the Dark Mark. Flag as inappropriate  Readability: 16 years of age + It's great to start the series at about age 12-13 (or perhaps age 11, Harry's age when the series begins?) Though it is, on average, a YA series and equates to more of a PG-13 rating. Jokes... well maybe Eh....not one to tell parents what to do, but 7 is still way too young...10 is the ideal starting age. Order of the Phoenix, PG-13, 11+ I think, as usual common sense is a few years on the safe side. Sign in or sign up to share your thoughts Overall/potential inappropriateness rating: 26/50 The deathly Hallows: This is the most intense of all of them. If you wouldn't let your child read The Hunger Games (which really isn't as mature in most fields as Harry Potter) or the His Dark Material's series (for a younger age group than HP,) you really shouldn't be Harry Potter to anyone younger than about 10/11. (In fact that kind of "depends-on-your-kid" thinking leads both kids and adults to believe that it's somehow more mature and better for kids to be able to "deal with" or "handle" troubling images, language, and concepts without registering anything emotionally. It had most violence in the 4+ books. She reads on a kindle so is able to use the dictionary to look up words. By age I read them when I was 10! It is not just names that Rowling researched: connotations that only someone who has studied mythology would know are woven into many parts of the series. Sign in or sign up to share your thoughts Parents--get this book in your kid's hands ASAP. Kid, 11 years old May 18, 2014 I can tell he is enthralled by the books and he says he is not scared by them but his sleep patterns speak for themselves. I would listen Kid, 12 years old July 29, 2018 Senior Director of Family Engagement and Community Partnerships Bio Flag as inappropriate  This is harder to do than you might think, since most children's media is full of it. Preschoolers (2-4) Adult written by Rico S. April 18, 2017 It was the Harry Potter books that sparked my love of reading. Books four through seven really start to explore deeper and darker themes, and the further you go in the series, the more adult-oriented the themes get. I found it AMAZING and I tried to get all my friends to read it but they could barley read! I started reading Harry Potter when I was six or seven (in the second grade), got scared halfway through Chamber of Secrets, and stopped for a while. The first three books are not dark at all, so I recommend them 7+. Common Sense Kids Action I started reading Harry Potter when I was six or seven (in the second grade), got scared halfway through Chamber of Secrets, and stopped for a while. Deathly Hallows Part Two: (epic, albeit violent finale. But I already finished it in a month There are complex subjects that younger kids won't understand. At elementary age, kids are still open enough to enjoy and benefit from more idealistic, less provocative (and yes, less scary) stories. but at the same time we will limit which ones she can watch depending on her maturity at the time. My mom says I can read them when I'm thirteen. Clearly the boys picked up on that! Character Strengths and Life Skills He loved it, and is currently enjoying the audio book! Join as an Advocate You will be sad when this movie is over. I don't want to tell people how to raise their kids but it's sort of the parent's fault for not sitting down with their children and explaining what is happening in the story and how they need to act. Meanwhile, little kids' innocence is worth protecting. We have no plans to move on to the other books at this young age, Sign in or sign up to share your thoughts If you've seen the others, don't hesitate to watch this. Philosopher's Stone: U-MG (Upper-Middle Grade) for moderate violence and menace and mild thematic material-all involving children The content is entirely too visceral and violent, the writing far too complex, the material too emotionally mature for anyone younger than 11 at the youngest to fully comprehend. How would they react to Harry Potter? window.setTimeout(function() { e.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? Preschoolers (2-4) In the Deathly Hallows, for example, is quite a blatant Holocaust allegory: the discrimination and methodical elimination of one group, the mindless hate, the hypocritical leader of the evil side. I would recommend the Potter movies for the following ages: I found that Harry Potter brought me closer to my dad so I don't agree with your list it's up to you as a parent of when you let your child read them or you read them to them Sign in or sign up to share your thoughts Maybe the 6 and 7 book may be qualified as a young adult book but I think it’s quite ridiculous that people ages 15/30 should read the books Then, after attending the seventh book release party that summer, I decided that I would read the entire series. Adult written by excellentparent September 15, 2015 Deathly Hallows Part 2, PG-13, 13+ Teen, 16 years old written by dcasey98 July 1, 2015 Teen, 14 years old written by Beth99 July 21, 2014 The Harry Potter series is a YA series, the Percy Jackson series is a Middle Grade/Children's series This book was particularly scary to me because of the idea of invading minds really disturbed me. Adult written by kmgs November 19, 2013 I started to read Harry Potter when I was 5 , and that's when I think you should start Philosopher's stone: Rated PG, recommended age 9+ this is ridiculous . Frannie Ucciferri It's aimed primarily at teens and up due to content, thematic material, and lexical/readability level. They where so excited to continue seeing more about Harry Potter, that I let them see the second movie (the chamber of secrets) when we where at the airplane returning home. Sign in or sign up to share your thoughts Sign in or sign up to share your thoughts I say skip the Cursed Child, as I wouldn't even count it as a Harry Potter book (Rowling did not even write it!) The problems encountered by Harry and his friends are really adolescent issues, and by that I mean, issues that it's beneficial for adolescents to explore and reflect on. That said, most kids like to read about characters who are about 2 years older than themselves, so age 9 would be appropriate. Teen, 13 years old written by palindrome24601 July 27, 2016 And goodness, 9- and 10-year-olds should not be reading the darkest scene in the series (end of Goblet of Fire - Voldemort's terribly dark "resurrection"). She has only watched movie #1 and has not asked to watch others, which is ok by us. While children should have guidance on the books, I don't believe they should be banned. Flag as inappropriate  e.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? Big Kids (8-9) She is an avid reader and regularly reads until 10:00 pm. Swallows and Amazons?). Sign in or sign up to share your thoughts It was easy to relate to a hero that was close to my own age, and at age 10, you could fantasize about your own Hogwarts letter coming when you turned 11 (though it never happened, much to our disappointment). Teen, 14 years old written by JTDB May 25, 2013 Flag as inappropriate  It all depends on what you think your kids can read. Adult written by mandeebobandee November 1, 2013 We have the movies if she does choose to want to watch, but we're not going to force it on her. Adult written by Eskarina July 27, 2015 Sign in or sign up to share your thoughts Alcohol, Drugs, Smoking Harry Potter is great series! Maybe the first two books can go younger but only if you as a parent are willing to do the teaching work required, reading and breaking down the meaning for your child. Parents could read the book at the same time as their child to help them. 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