2006-10-06 07:54:48 · 15 answers · asked by S 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
From the time they are able to comprehend rtional thought. I am atheist and my wife is christian. When my kids ask about God I send them to my wife, but I make sure that, when she is done I give them myppint of view as well. We dont push religion on them, we never have. Whne they have questions they come to us and we answer them to the best of our ability. My kids are both 8(twins) and over the past 18 motnths or so is when they begian asking questions. So I guess somewhere between 5-10 is aa good age range. Depends on them maturity of the child
2006-10-06 08:10:44 · answer #1 · answered by wilchy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Children are very concrete black and white thinkers until they are about 8 and then they sill have some issues with gray until about 11.
I think around middle school when they seem to naturally do this we should also encourage their questioning. Since you asked this in religion, I am going to say that the denominations who confirm/or barmitzpha...they start instruction in the middle school and while most parents just assume the kids will do it...the reason is that this child is old enough to make choices about belief now. I actually know someone who went all the way through instruction and chose not to confirm. The pastor was the most supportive of this choice.
2006-10-06 17:06:06 · answer #2 · answered by Kindred 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The process of questioning is the inquisitiveness of the mind to know ! Better to get it started at the earliest... Children start very early , soon as they start with sentences !
Following too, should be encouraged , throughout, and as far as possible, after understanding why and what they are to follow....
Calls for tremendous patience indeed , to thoroughly explain and carefully convince when children ask questions! The concept formation is through the understanding of multiple questions related to the very same thing ! And it here the patience is required !
2006-10-07 13:54:31 · answer #3 · answered by Spiritualseeker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have experienced a lot of children by my wife's nephews and nieces from her 11 siblings aside from my own that as soon as they start talking, they started asking questions, they started following too when they start believing but never stop asking questions until now even as they have their own family.
2006-10-06 08:05:19 · answer #4 · answered by Rallie Florencio C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is a tough question and I think it verys by the individual but if you teach a child to discover and question things. To discover the truth on their own, that change will happen on its own. You may not like it when it happens. They may stop going to church. But if you continue to live your faith they will see that and deside that it is worth discovering their selves.
I made the decision at 16. I know others that were 23+ before they found out for their selves what they truly believed in.
2006-10-06 07:59:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
My children are 4, 10, 12 and 15 and they question the hell out of me. They are not sheep by any stretch of the imagination.
2006-10-06 07:58:12 · answer #6 · answered by gen 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
As soon as they can talk. Children should always be encouraged to ask questions, no matter how crazy the questions drive you.
2006-10-06 07:58:29 · answer #7 · answered by Kathryn™ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
10?
2006-10-06 07:59:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They should be taught to question as soon as they learn to talk. They should be taught to never follow blindly always ask questions. Only by asking questions can they learn to make their own decisions
2006-10-06 08:05:26 · answer #9 · answered by jakeybird2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suppose you can do whatever you want if you're the one raising them. Mine question all the time, and I encourage it.
2006-10-06 08:00:28 · answer #10 · answered by p2of9 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋