tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4276514340427852569.post613001044226425090..comments2023-07-25T02:04:54.346-07:00Comments on Not Just a Working Mom: Now I really need some booksNicole Peltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07791466101496995936noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4276514340427852569.post-84940047502619087602007-10-23T04:55:00.000-07:002007-10-23T04:55:00.000-07:00I do understand the conflict. You probably have no...I <B>do</B> understand the conflict. You probably have no difficulty sending your child to a moderate Christian home, but the username "iamblessedbygod" indicates an evangelical approach. Because evangelical churches specifically require their members to actively evangelize at every opportunity, it isn't a stretch to think that your son might be subject to that.<BR/><BR/>Here's my approach: Religious talk is only a problem when children hear a single point of view to the exclusion of others. Kids who hear fables from several different mythologies are unlikely to be seduced by any one of them.<BR/><BR/>Read (with him) Virginia Hamilton's marvelous <I>In the Beginning,</I> which includes 40 brief and gorgeously-illustrated creation myths from cultures and religions around the world. The Judeo-Christian myth is included right along with the rest of them, without special treatment.<BR/><BR/>A kid who's been through that book hears about Jesus and puts that story right into the context of all the rest of the myths.<BR/><BR/>Good luck!<BR/><BR/>Dale McGowan<BR/>Editor/author, <I>Parenting Beyond Belief: On Raising Ethical, Caring Kids Without Religion</I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4276514340427852569.post-235113673790542842007-10-22T21:45:00.000-07:002007-10-22T21:45:00.000-07:00Are you serious about that 2nd statement? My son ...Are you serious about that 2nd statement? My son is at the state of asking questions about everything he hears, and considering what came up in a public school classroom, I'm not ready to expose the younger one quite yet to relgious talk, if that makes sense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4276514340427852569.post-65530836743180493712007-10-22T17:09:00.000-07:002007-10-22T17:09:00.000-07:00Hmm... I'm not sure I understand the conflict...Hmm... I'm not sure I understand the conflict? Of course, I will only allow my children to play at homes of Christian friends. <BR/><BR/>I'd be happy to try and answer any questions you may have. =) <BR/><BR/>You really shouldn't feel uncomfortable. =)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com