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Twilight Saga
Do you think the Twilight series is appropriate for your tween daughter? (FYI - I have read all four books so I know the content) We seem to have a LOT of girls in the 4th and 5th grade that have read ALL four books. Also parents took their 10 & 11 year olds to the midnight showing and there was school the next day. Last summer I read Twilight with/to Lexi and made sure she understood it was a fantasy book and we also discussed what would not be appropriate in real life. After reading the book I let her see the movie and she absolutely loves it and can’t wait to read/see New Moon. What are your thoughts on this series for this age?
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Twilight Series
My daughter was in the 5th grade when we watched the Twilight DVD together. I made her wait so that I could monitor what she was watching. She was hooked immediately! I allowed her to begin reading the series and she couldn’t put the books down. We openly talked about each book’s content as well as the fact that it is fantasy just like Harry Potter and many of the other fun series that are out. I was very aware of book 4’s content and originally decided that she would not read it. She was devasted when I told her she couldn’t finish the series. I thought about it long and hard and decided that it would better to read it together and discuss it as we went instead of her possibly sneaking. I didn’t allow her to read one of the chapters, but discussed the reasons with her. I think if you are trying to decide whether your child should read these books, one must look closely at their own child’s maturity and whether they are level headed. My daughter has gone on to read about every vampire series that I deem appropriate for her. She is devouring at least one 400-500 page book every week. This series brought out her inner love for reading and she is flourishing.
Being a dad, and a guy in
Being a dad, and a guy in general, I simply do not get the whole Twilight “thing” in the first place. I can honestly say that when I watched the movie with my wife it was, hands down, one of the most boring movies I have ever had to sit through. That being said, I do think the whole series is aimed at an older audience (high-school aged girls) and that we sometimes want to let our children grow up, even push them, a little too fast. My daughter (11) has not expressed any interest in the series, and I do not think we would let her start on them just yet, if she did.
Having read all the books I
Having read all the books I am troubled by how young the kids are who are so enamored with the Twilight series. While the books are not very sophisticated in how they are written, I feel that they touch on many subjects and concepts that most of these kids are just way to young to deal with. We have a girl in love with a boy that her father doesn’t like. She lies for him to everyone including her parents, he stays in her house overnight…hiding from her father. The girl makes life altering decisions that could mean that she has no contact with her family ever again….all for a boy. Is love more important than family? Is it okay to give up everything and everyone for a boy? It bothers me that girls everywhere are seeing Bella as a role model, and that her relationships with Edward and Jacob surpass her relationships with everyone else in her life.