Like I said before, if you teach children what is right and wrong, what is real, and what is fantasy, then they won't "get into all the mysticism stuff" in a way that hurts them. My sister take dance lessons, flute lessons, horseback riding lessons, and is on her school Step Team. She's a very well adjusted HP fan. Yes, she gets happy when Harry saves the day, but she doesn's sit up in her room trying to make magical potions or attempting to fly on a broom.
I think it really depends on the children themselves. Some kids can't read HP without trying to reenact the novel. Other kids just put the book away and never give it a second thought. If your kids are still at the "act everything out stage" them please keep the book away from them because it's action packed. But if that is your true concern, then don't write off the books all together. And to get the full effect, you have to read the whole book. Not skim it or see then movie.
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Originally posted by prayerfull
There will be no Harry Potter merchandise in my household. At first, I was about to buy one of the books for my son, but then I started looking at it a little more in depth. It's all about "mysticism" and stuff like that and quite frankly, all that is a kids version of witchcraft, tarot, horoscopes, etc. I don't think that any of the Harry Potter stuff is "evil" per se. I just don't want my kids to get into all that mysticism stuff.
In addition to Harry Potter, my kids are no longer allowed to watch Power Rangers or anything else that promotes violence, because they take all of that power ranger energy to school. My son is also no longer allowed to watch Digimon - - Digital Monsters. He started acting the parts out...too aggressively. His behavior immediately changed when he stopped watching it. Kids easily take cartoon characters and make them their "heroes".
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