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A quandary from my friend J.: When, he asks, should you introduce your children to “Star Wars”? As infants, so that they never know a world without Jedi? When they are old enough to appreciate the light sabers and R2-D2? Or when the shock will be full and genuine as Darth Vader intones, “I am your father”?

Of course, this isn’t really a quandary — or, to the extent that it is, it’s the kind of quandary anyone would be happy to have. What it is is a great topic, because it’s not just about “Star Wars.” It’s about everything any parent has ever loved and wanted to share with a child. When do you watch “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” read the “Harry Potter” books, hand over your copy of “Anne of Green Gables”? When do you produce something that captured your heart as a child and subject it to the scrutiny of the next generation?

It’s only partly a question of when a child is ready for the death of Obi-Wan Kenobi. Are you ready for a child raised on 10-minute Disney Junior segments or steeped in the fast action of video games to fidget or roll her eyes as “Star Wars” gets off to a slow start? What if yours is the child who listens to the first chapter of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” and says, “But there’s no such thing as witches”?

When did your children first watch “Star Wars”? What else do you love, and when did you introduce it to your children?