[frmrda]

Honestly, I hope your son continues his dedication to his religion and his God. That is very admirable and you should be proud. But still, he is only 8, and is doing what he thinks pleases you. I don't think at this age he can fully understand or apply what he knows to his life.

The real test will come when he is in his teens, when all kids, no matter how well they were brought up start rebelling and questioning, to some degree, everything. That is normal. I truly hope that phase is easy for you and he doesn't fall prey to all the garbage that's out there. Good luck.

[Sweet_Sunflower29]

The real test will come when he is in his teens, when all kids, no matter how well they were brought up start rebelling and questioning, to some degree, everything...

Of that, I have no doubt.
Along those lines, you have no idea how many times public school supporting parents' suggest the same thing, that my children will have no concept of 'real life', etc...

My reply to them is based on Proverbs 22:6, which says-'Train up your children in the way they should go, and when they are older, they will not depart from it'.

All I want for my children is for them to have a secure, strong foundation firmly set in place early in life.

That way, I know that if they do stray far from their path, [like my husband did in his teens] the foundation being set have now will one day guide them back to rightnousness.

As it did for my husband.

:*)

[homeschool mama]

Are you saying it'd be better to throw caution to the wind and let them raise themselves? Kinda like wolves?