Do you encourage your children to be religious, or do you let them think freely?

Answer 1

i have a 7 and 9 yr old. they have asked me questions about god. i answer "i don't know" because i don't. they are my kids and the least i can do is be honest. i neither encourage nor discourage. what thay believe should be based in their thoughts not mine.

Answer 2

Yes in line with islamic teaching we the parents should encourage our children to be religious as early as possible
.We do not let them think freely.At the first moment when a baby born the father should say to his/her ears the azan that is praying calling that Allah is the greatest,and confess that no other God than Allah and Muhammad pbuh is the mess enger of Allah.and come to pray and get a a winning.Allah spoke that the responsibility of muslim parents to direct their children to practise religion's obligation in day to day life.
Learning should be started at home before they enter school.We should give them a good examples for complying
to the holy Qur'an such as saying salam to other, praying on time,give alms to the poor,loving,respecting and helping each other among the member of a family and relatives
.saying prayer when starting an act such as when we will get breakfast,lunch,dinner,taking a bath going out etc.This obligation should be fulfilled by all muslim parents as a fiiling
in a white paper untill they are grown up or mature.If they failed to be a good muslims the parents will have sins.After they are grown up,the responsibilty for a good muslim lies to themselves and they will bear their own consequencies...

Answer 3

Do you encourage your children to be atheist, or do you let them think freely?

Answer 4

I encourage my child to think freely, she thinks logically yet, also with her heart, she is taught about God and love, we are involved with a local Church, yet I expect her to ask questions about things, not take things for what is said, but to make sense of things in her mind.

Answer 5

I don't encourage mine to be religious at all but I encourage them to have a relationship with God, to me now days that is what is important to have that relationship with God more than religion..they understand it as well.

Answer 6

I encourage them to follow the Lord. To read the written word, and to decide for themself if it is right for them.

I pray to God that they choose the right path, and I give them all the resources necessary and time with me for any questions they have, but they have their own free will and will not always choose the right way.

But they will eventually learn from their mistakes, and return to the correct path, if they've strayed in the first place.

Answer 7

I would teach them how to think critically and to use reason and logic. Once they have a handle on that, we'll introduce them to all the religious supersitions of the world and let them know their affects on society, both good and bad.

I would be surprised if they decided to join any religion. However, that would ultimately be their decision.

Answer 8

It depends on the age. If they are teenagers I ask questions concerning their thoughts about God and man. However I will coach them. After all they wouldn't know anything at this point unless I have already been teaching and giving examples. So now it's open book test at this stage. I hope this helps.

Answer 9

When it comes down to beliving in God, I will let my children decide for themselves. When I was growing up I was made to go to church. I hated it so much that I tried to burn it down. Now I just don't go. But if my children wanted to go and the church bus comes and pickes them up and brings them home than all by me they can go.

Answer 10

Hi

In the bible or in the Gospel, parents are commanded to nurture their children in the chastening

Ephesians 6:4

"And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but nurture them in the chastening and admonition of the Lord. "

You don't just let them think 'cause it says in the bible that,

Proverbs 22:15

"Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; But the rod of correction shall drive it far from him. "

FOOLISHNESS is BOUND UP in the HEART of a child.

You don't let them just think of anything.

Guide them. Nurture them in the chastening and admonition of the Lord. (Eph. 6:4)


Proverbs 22:6

" Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it. "


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