Comments on: Is Twilight Appropriate for Young Girls and Tweens?

By: jbmom

jbmom — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 22:24:24 +0000

Thanks for the thoughtful argument. We have 3 kids, our oldest is 12 and she’s been asking for the last couple of years to read the series. I’ve decided she can wait a couple more years and she’ll be fine. For me it’s not about the kissing, or references to sex, ect. It’s because I don’t find the story romantic. I found the romance in the story suffocating, immature and unhealthy. I don’t want our daughter to think life is only about having a man, or that marriage is just about sex, or that romance is a guy being jealous or controlling. True love is freeing and deeply respectful which she sees carried out at home daily. I agree with the post that the comments from other youngsters on this site only solidified my decision. Right now our daughter’s thinking about future careers, she already talks about college, is developing her abilities, discovering her talents. I’d prefer to invest her time in more empowering stories. Thanks for your time!

By: jbmom

jbmom — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 22:22:04 +0000

Thanks for the thoughtful argument. We have 3 kids, our oldest is 12 and she’s been asking for the last couple of years to read the series. I’ve decided she can wait a couple more years and she’ll be fine. For me it’s not about the kissing, or refernces to sex, ect. It’s because I don’t find the story romantic. I found the romance in the story suffocating, immature and unhealthy. I don’t want our daughter to think life is only about having a man, or that marriage is just about sex, or that romance is a guy being jealous or controlling. True love is freeing and deeply respectful which she sees carried out at home daily. I agree with the post that the comments from other youngsters on this site only solidified my decision. Right now our daughter’s thinking about future careers, she already talks about college, is developing her abilities, discovering her talents. I’d prefer to invest her time in more empowering stories. Thanks for your time!

By: rebecca taylor-lund

rebecca taylor-lund — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 15:38:24 +0000

i think personally this article was writtn by a load of peope with nothing else to do. my daughter is 6 she adores twilight when edward n bella kiss she goes eeeewwwww gross which she does when me and her dad kiss.do the people who write this show not 1 display of effection in front of there kids. well how sad what kind of a world is that when kids arnt supposed to see you kiss and cuddle do they not even kiss and cuddle there kids. i will continue to let my daughter read n watch twilight as i would like her to meet a man who is going to treat her the way edward treats bella like a princess cos she deserves that!

By: Mariah Malfoy

Mariah Malfoy — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 03:32:21 +0000

Twilight is the worst book in the world!!! the movies are gay and sleaze
Harry Potter Is AWSOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Betsy

Betsy — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 21:26:29 +0000

Twilight rocks. 11 year olds and up should be fine, but the little ones (10 and under) no way. 10 and 9 year olds should stick to Barbies, hello kitty, and Disney channel, but 11 and up, go see it. TEAM JACOB

By: Dede

Dede — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 01:34:47 +0000

Hi cj!

I just wanted to say that there is big difference in 16, and preteen and younger. You may not realize it but there really is.
No one is worried about our kids falling love and making babies with vampires and you know it!

But there are things when you understand nly when you have your daughter:)

But since this is really teen book, I don’t see why not with your age at all!

By: cj

cj — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:08:39 +0000

well im 16 and I think that twilight is ok for young girls I dont see whats so bad about it i mean yeh they kiss a few times oh well but I mean come on! It cant really happen so why are people so freaked out about it I have read all of them and I LOVE twilight I think its awesome and its a really good read so I think that people just need to chill out and relax! and what are people really so worried about omg my daughter is going to fall in love with a vampire i mean really…

By: DeDe

DeDe — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 17:23:57 +0000

I agree with this article.
I’m a mom of 11 and 6.
We watched Twilight, New Moon and Eclipse together.
But I did ask my friends first who watched them to make sure they are ok for kids. For Eclipse after my daugheter and I watched it, then I let my 6 year old watch it at home.

My daughter wanted to read whole series when Twilight came out on dvd. She was 4th grade at that time.
I noticed it was young adult book, so I read them all and loved them. However my answer to my daughter was NO.
Now she is 11, and I allowed her to read Twilight, and probably New Moon too.

However, I am not planning to allow Eclipse and others until little later. They are more sexual and probably give more “understanding” the situation when my kids age appropriate, which will give her more out of the book than pre-teen or younger kids reading them.
Reading books are not just “intersting” but also the excitement of emotions out of “sharing the feelings” with characters in the books.

By: cj

cj — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 18:29:50 +0000

im 16 and i have read all of the book i was a little shocked about some of things in the book but i dont think that they are too mature for teens

By: Liz Denick

Liz Denick — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 20:01:13 +0000

i lovvvvvveeeeeeeeeeeeeeee themmmmmmmmmm! they are totz ok for 10 & up. i am 25 and i have a 9 year old niece who read the whole series and she did not die! your kids already know this stuff! theyre not gonna do this stuff or repeat it! they know its just a book!