Is my child slow? Just getting into Harry Potter (film only) at age 12

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Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't worry about it. HP has staying power, sorta like star wars. The kids will wax and wane on what they are interested in.

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I'm almost 40 and I adore HP! I think they are great stories, no matter when a person reads them for the first time.

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Anonymous wrote:Remember OP that Harry himself is only 11 in the first book. This was a series meant for the preteen-teen ages - not early elementary school. That some kids enjoy it at 7 or 8 doesn't make it a second-grade book. The books also grow more sophisticated and complex as they go -- I don't think the 7 year old who enjoys the Sorcerer's Stone is going to get the Deathly Hallows.

I agree. We purposely didn't let my daughter start them until 11 for that reason

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I cant imagine why you would think this would indicate your child is "slow"

I read Harry Potter as an adult and loved them. There's no upper age limit.
I remember all my friends reading Gone with the Wind in high school. I tried to read it 3 times and just hated it. Fast forward 20 years and I finally read it and fell in love with it. Who knows why. Tastes change as you grow. Don't over think this one.

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My daughter only started reading the books when she was 10. She wasn't interested until then. Don't worry about all the people whose kids "read it in kindergarten."

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Anonymous wrote:I'm 38 and have not yet read Harry Potter. Because ... I don't want to. I'm not slow; I'm just not interested!

I'm 53. Same.

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I would actually not let my kids watch the movies under age 12 anyway. Not all of them anyway. I feel the age of the child-actors really is a great guideline for what age the movies are appropriate for.

Either way your child is not late, just not interested. Agree with PPs there. Children who only do stuff because everyone's doing it are not my thing anyway and we try our best to raise our kids to stand up for what THEY think/feel/want. Not every child is the same so what is fine for one to do at 10 might not be fine for another until 14.

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I don't think they're appropriate for 7 year olds anyway!

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I have one daughter who LOVED it and devoured all the books. I have another who didn't really care for it and thought it too slow. We've watched the movies together as a family...and I just re-read it all recently. All about timing and interest level and not a gauge of anything.

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My rising freshman finally got around to watch all the movies in a marathon weekend this summer. Never really got into the books AT ALL.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm 38 and have not yet read Harry Potter. Because ... I don't want to. I'm not slow; I'm just not interested!

Me too.

Its not a gauge of your child's abilities, just their interests.

Seriously, OP, we all know who the "slow" one is in this equation.