Sorry, but the number one thing you can do is simply this, keep your kid out of public schools.. send them to a private or parochial school during their formative years, so that by the time they get to college they already are well aware of what the liberal dogma is and how to logically counter it.
PERIOD.
Too bad the Occupy camps are gone. A five-minute tour with clear sinuses would likely have done the trick.
I grew up in a rural farm community. Despite my youthful “escapades” I never really had any liberalism in me. I just wasn’t exposed to it.
At worst I just didn’t think about things like abortion but when I finally did, it never even occurred to me that it might be OK.
And don’t let a child become a vegan or vegetarian at a young age! It’s bad for a kiddie’s development and it’s underlying principles are pernicious and wrong-headed.
I raised five-—2 right,2 left,and one fence sitter.
They were all raised together so what can you do?
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This was rebutted by James Kirkpatrick. Basically Mr. Prager should come to realize that ideology is political theology based on crank ideas of humanity most notably the fraud of the blank slate theory.
I raised 4 kids without ever talking politics.
All four are conservative, responsible, hardworking souls. They understand that actions have consequences. They are accomplished professionals with families of their own. They all volunteer in the community, one donates his skills in 3rd world countries.
For me, raising them was the best part of my life. No parent could be more proud than I am of them.
Need to add: Restrict and/or monitor TV, movies, music, etc., MSM BS, that will influence liberal thinking. The child does need some exposure to this mush, however, accompanied by an conservative adult’s explanation as to what is really going on, in order to prevent naivety and prepare the child for adulthood.
Example: my liberal-minded daughter now has a liberal-minded teen-age daughter who claims she is bisexual.
My daughter is a freshman at a public high school. I have been inoculating her against left-wing propaganda since she was in first grades.
Not all parents are able to home school. But parents who have kids in public school have a moral obligation to be aware of what their kids are being taught, and to make sure she gets the other side.
On her first day of first grade, I told my daughter: “Some of what they teach you in school is always true. Some of it is only true for now, and some of it is absolutely wrong. Your job is to learn to recognize the difference.”
I am very proud of her.
The whole leftist, nationalizing socialist thing, is about ego - having a pointed head and being proud of that.
The conservative thing, is about love and maintenance.
Also put myself through Master's degree at USC. Even though the program was completely non-political I had to bear class after class of the profs’ liberal rants. Disgusting and a waste of time and money.
Dennis, raising them to be conservative doesn’t always work. I raised my kids to be conservative. My daughter was raised conservative. She didn’t get her rebellious phase until the week she turned 18. That week she graduated high school, and made a very abrupt choice to join the Army, and was sworn in the same week.
In the Army she rejected her conservative roots, and she rejected God. And now after ten years, she is still in the Army, but hates it and plans to get out. She is still a liberal, and calls herself an agnostic.
After college? Seriously Dennis?
This starts happening as soon as they are old enough to Watch Sesame Street or go to pre-school. It does not start in college and most definitely not after college
1. Keep them out of the public school system. Home school or private Christian school.
2. Keep them off the tv - at least what most kids are exposed to.
3. Keep them off any music that undermines your values.
4. Keep your home free of liberal pollution - and full of your Judeo Christian values.
5. Take them to church. A good Bible believing and practicing church.
6. Pray. Pray. Pray some more.
Sit around the dinner table and discuss government genocide with your tweens.
That should work — saw it on Doomsday Preppers.
Easiest way to make sure your child grows into a conservative adult???
For mine it was when she had her first ‘real’ job as a grocery bagger (oops courtesy clerk). When they took out her union dues and taxes and she saw what was left she decided that conservatism was for her.
I took my daughter to FreeRepublic events in DC and then when we got home we would watch the news. I would ask her. Is that what happened. She would say no. She learned how the left lied early.
Make them work at a dead end job for a year between high school and college.
Know your child: You need to be a student of his or her personality, temperament, capabilities and knowledge. Base what you do on your assessment. I was able to talk with my oldest when he was out of line and he absorbed it and changed his behavior. His younger brother was stubborn. His seat needed to be warmed, followed by a cool down time, before his mind opened up. Teach him or her to learn about themselves and to have an accurate self assessment. Teach them how to compensate for gaps and leverage their strengths. This is critical as they grow and gradually replace the retraint you provide as a parent with self control. Teach and model the fruits of the Spirit.
Attendance at church and a scriptural foundation: they know that God exists, that He came to live among us and He died to spare us the eternal consequences of our sins. They have an understanding of scripture and understand basic apologetics, including creation vs evolution. (big bang, punctuated equilibrium, etc.). They understand that they are accountable to God.
Education: we used a combination of home schooling, christian school, and public school, depending on the child and the situation. We were not afraid to confront the school when they were out of line. We made sure we knew what was being taught and provided what our kids needed to mentally counteract what they were being told. By the time they reached college they knew very well how to think, reason and respond (or keep quiet). We were not obnoxious, or "helicopter" parents, even though the school was quick to presume we were cut from that cloth. It was fun to watch their expressions when we burst their biased liberal bubbles.
Modeling: When they were young I had a paper route to augment income. Sometimes they went with me. It was an excellent opportunity for them to learn that work is hard and has its rewards. We listened to Christian radio and talked for hours. My oldest once asked what a hippie was. We were talking about the 60's, Vietnam, drugs and counter culture for over two hours.
These are incredibly brief windows into subjects that could go on for chapters. Hopefully they will encourage others to step up and find ways to counter the lies no matter what your personal circumstances.