DADvocate – Does religion play a role in raising your children?

Posted under DADvocate by metzgerbusiness on Tuesday 9 February 2010 at 1:00 am

Religion is supposed to be one of those topics you stay away from in public conversation but being a DADvocate isn’t public conversation. It’s about teaching your children your values and belief system. I’m sure there are folks out there who believe you shouldn’t teach your kids your own belief system but I have to say I’m not one of them.  I think eventually everyone goes through a personal introspection to decide what their own personal belief system is. But children need a belief system provided to them. At the very least the belief system provides them something to judge thoughts against. At it’s best a belief system helps them live a better life and provides direction in dark times. I personally fall into the largest category above. Religon services as a guide in our house for raising our children.

Since the picture is a little blurry here are at the categories from top to bottom.

We don’t believe in God

Religion and God rarely enter our parenting thought process

We teach our children to believe in God but don’t rely on religion

Our religion serves as our guide

Our parenting philosophy comes from religion.

So what do you think? Do you believe it’s good for a child to have a belief system?

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  • beyondnormal
    I am old enough to remember prayer in schools and a lot more openness about Christianity in the American experience. It may not have been perfect, but maybe our turning from Christianity to tolerance of almost anything is part of the cause for the effect we are seeing in our country today: crime rates, divorce situation, single parent homes, etc.

  • Jeff, Thanks for you thoughts. I think I find the data above interesting because most Dads are saying that they are using their religion to help guide in raising their children. So school or not Religion is playing a role in how we raise and influence our children.
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