Fighting Pottermania?!!

 

Didn’t we all cry foul about Harry Potter? We disliked JKR and believed that she’s done the greatest damage to generation “why”. We were scared of the potentially dangerous witchcraft elements. In any case, this was borrowed knowledge. We didn’t know it by first hand experience. We were driven mainly by fear. We hated the Pottermania that swept the collective imagination of our kids. But…what did we do to win back our kids?

Reactionary approaches never works. Just in case you thought you have insulated your kid from Harry Potter, you’d never know if your kid has actually stayed away from Pottermania. In anycase, your kid is going to read it when s/he grows old enough to buy them or defy you. What you need to do is to help your kid make the right choices.

Did you know that The Lion, the witch and the wardrobe by C.S. Lewis has been voted as the best children’s book of all times. Surprisingly, Harry Potter fared quite badly in the survey conducted by a UK based booktrust. Kids love stories and they love fantasy. Imagination comes naturally to kids and they are edutained by fantasy novels.

Now, have you got your child a copy of The Chronicles of Narnia? Did you read the book to them or with them? How do you help your child to make the right choices in reading books? There’s no point crying foul if you don’t help your kids and make a positive influence! There are so many story books available at the nearest bookstore. Pick one… right away and help your child grow.