“What age should my son be before I show him to Doctor Who?”  “My daughter is 6, she’s ready for Harry Potter, right?”

I’ve attended and participated in numerous  “Introducing Kids to Fandom” & “Parenting Geeks” panels at conventions that have featured child psychologists, educators, religious figures, writers, and other stay-at-home parents. The one definitive thing I’ve learned is that everyone has an equally strong, but wildly varying opinion on these types of questions.