As a parent, you know that when a teenager is into something, they can take it to the extreme.
This is just a part of growing up and most teens grow out of this once they are out on their own and have matured more.
Until that point, however, you can assume that whatever they are into, they are really going to be into to the point of making you nuts.
You can take advantage of this in a good way though, for their benefit.
Series books are often aimed at teens, and as annoying as the obsessions can be, they can mean a better life for your kids.
Series books like Twilight and Harry Potter have gone around the globe and back with roaring success.
There are adults that are into these series books, but the vast majority of rabid fans are teenagers.
They find things in the books that they can relate to, and they also find a way to escape, which is the reason why may people of any age like to read.
They may enjoy the movies and look forward to them, but in most cases, this is because they have read the books.
That is the key and is best if you can ignore the rest of it.
Series books encourage kids to read.
This is something that is becoming problematic in our current educational system.
Some children manage to make it through school without good reading skills and then they rarely go to college.
They have trouble filling out resumes and applications for other jobs, and flounder throughout life simply because they can not read and comprehend what they can read.
If they get into series books, they are going to improve their reading skills and also comprehend what they are reading.
The reason that series books for children and teenagers work is because the children identify with them.
Children are entertained and they are drawn into the stories.
They want to read these books.
If you think about the dry reading in history books at school, you can understand why fictional series books are much more preferred.
While they still have to read history, know that they are improving their skills and working towards a better future simply because they are reading and enjoying what they read with series like Harry Potter.
Series books also work with the imagination.
We often think of reading, writing, and math as the basics for a good education and a good life, but we all have to have imagination.
Without it we can not solve problems and we won't move past the boundaries of what we know.
Without imagination, the Internet would not be here, nor would most of the things you use each day.
Anything, even series books, that can forward, spark, and work out your child's imagination is a good thing.
The teen obsession with Twilight may not annoy you so much as long as you see them digging into a book.
It may not be your first choice in books, but it is something that does the trick.