 Fiercely Flirtatious | ILY T&E ♥ | SUPER MOM!!! | *liebkost*
First of all, I have 2 daughters who are avid readers. My oldest has been reading since age 4. It is MY responsibility to know what my child is reading and to decide if something is inappropriate for her "age level". Unfortunately, very few parents actually take the time to monitor what their kids are watching, let alone what they are reading. But what are they afraid of here? That the children will be improperly influenced by the characters? That they might have nightmares? Who is supposed to decide what constitutes a 'Teen' rating in the first place? As far as I'm concern, there is not one thing, in any HP book that I would want to guard my kids against. I started reading HP to my youngest when she turned 4, and she's already learned some valuable lessons from these stories. Lessons about honor and loyalty and standing up for what you believe in. Most parents who haven't read HP would see a Teen rating and keep their children away. They wouldn't know what they were missing out on and that would be sad. I think that the age-banning is the real 'bad influence' here.
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