I can’t tell you how much flak I took when raising my children about my *overprotecting* them.
I was criticized for being careful about what they ate, how they dressed for the weather, what movies they saw, what they watched on TV, who they associated with, not letting them do sleepovers, or a whole hose of other things.
But my kids had their childhood and have grown up to be responsible, productive adults who have their heads screwed on straight.
Likewise. 6 influencers on kids: family, extended family, school, media, friends, church. You have to protect each one.
Same.
“While good and evil are always categorical, absolute, and irreconcilable in children’s literature”
While good and evil are always categorical, absolute...
In God’s law and in Natural Law. Take that and raise children accordingly. God put them here now for a reason, they can take whatever the world throws at them when they stay in God’s Grace or close to it.
The author is lamenting. This is the same position the republicans take - whining that they lost the argument, as if they were ever in it, then taking advantage of being in the no responsibility position.
He’s right about the idea of the culture of control. But it is only an attempt. They will never be able to control the truth. It’s why theyre emotional. With emotion they persuade those weak people who are easily swayed.
Parents who were not aware and who still are not aware of what’s going on in schools and who don’t recognize the takeover of classic stories are the problem. IF they don’t break out the grimms, and reject contemporary substitutes, if they don’t pull those precious cherubs out of government schools and find an alternative, OR, grill them when they get home, though the sex perversion ed is irreparable, then this give it up, they’ve taken over the truth article isn’t going to help.
The truth will prevail If it happens in our lifetime it will be because enough parents realize they are the primary educators of their children and then act accordingly.
I, too, took a lot of nonsense from neighbors, etc. but among my five children I have
an RN,
a real estate agent, (Also worked opening up Nordstroms in the central U. S.)
a teacher,
an electrician specializing in the computerized installations of lighting,
and an attorney.
Thanks go to God for all his help in forming my children.
Glad you ignored the peer pressure. You did the RIGHT THING!