This was taken from another answer.
Apart from ending the sentence with a preposition, is this a correct statement?
I must politely disagree with this idealogy. I believe our children should be raised to be intelligent, truth-seeking, self-sufficient adults who will be strong enough to live their lives in the face of adversity.
Any thoughts on the subject?
2007-11-06 11:17:03 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I totally agree with your statement also..... and wish more people did ......chidren are guests in your house till they leave not possesions or reflections of what you wanted out of life...
2007-11-06 11:22:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I believe that childs views are reflective of their environment. If a child has never met a religious person in their life, they cannot grasp the concept of a prayer.
Ergo: Children should be raised to be independently thinking citizens, but their veiws of life will be dependent on the influentual people in their life at a young age.
Note: "influentual people" does not always connotate a parent
2007-11-06 11:20:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
1) its not considered a preposition if its not part of a prepositional phrase. i dont remember what it is but i learned that in english class last year.
2)children are to continue the existance of human kind. without children we are extinct. without joeys, we dont have kangaroos. children should be taught beliefs, but not forced to believe. they are to continue exploring new things and make life better for their future, as we did for them.
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2007-11-06 14:00:53 · answer #3 · answered by Pluto VT 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm going to raise my children the way i think they should be raised. in a loving home with me and my husband. I'm not going to allow anyone else to tell me any different on how to raise my children. yes, i do tell them to think for themselves but i am also going to tell my children about God and Jesus. and no one is going to stop me. they can make up their own mind on what they think about God. just like i did when i turned 16. i was raised in a Christan home but God was never forced. i will never force God on my children. God doesn't even want me to do that.
i am a parent first and i am NOT my children's friend. as a parent i will instruct them, if they don't listen and do what me or their father ask of them then they will deal with the consequences we see fit.
2007-11-06 11:33:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ummmmmm yes and no
Beliefs is a wide smear of things. I will teach my daughter that I believe in being nice to people and dogs. I believe in close and instant connection with people, but always temper it with reality. I believe in following your heart, even if it gets broken in the process. I "believe" lots of things. Freedom, respecting people even when they don't deserve it for no other reason to then to be a good person etc
I also teach them my religion, along with lots of others. We PRACTICE my faith, but hey when she's old enough she can choose her own path. Now are children FOR teaching. Partly. They can't teach themselves. But they are FOR a lot of things, for love and for laughter and for joy. A TRUE teacher knows when the student passes the teacher.
Give them roots and give them wings.
2007-11-06 11:46:37 · answer #5 · answered by ~Heathen Princess~ 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Regardless, by the time my future children are five they will speak, read and write ancient Greek, Latin and Hebrew. No cartoons for them, they will be reading Tolstoy. No toys for them, they will be reading books from the late 19th century. No Disney Land for them, they will be going to the Library of Congress.
2007-11-06 11:26:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd side with your take on it, for the most part.
I'd say that my goal is not to raise my children to think just like I do, but to think for themselves. However, if they end up thinking just like I do, and that is their choice, then so be it. :) I don't think I'm such a horrible person that I'd be horrified if they decided to emulate me, in whole or in part, as long as it's what they wanted.
2007-11-06 11:23:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You said it very well and I can only add that children should have freedom. To expose them to Religion or place them in a Religion is child abuse. Let them learn a few basics about all the different Religions. When they reach the age of decision they can join as they wish. However if they really were taught basics they would steer clear of Religion
2007-11-06 11:26:35 · answer #8 · answered by wayne s 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I gave that answer a thumbs-up. I think in the context of the question, there is a point where too much choice in a child's frame of reference is confusing.
2007-11-06 11:24:25 · answer #9 · answered by Doc Occam 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i believe that a parent has the right to raise their children in the way they should be and no one has the right to step in beside the other parent.
no one has the right to take away one's belief.
2007-11-06 11:21:51 · answer #10 · answered by Ms. Lady 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋