That's the important part. You can't make your kids pariahs by making your home totally free from the culture outside. They need to be taught principle and independent thought to grow into functional adults. The more degenerate parts of society, however, can be removed without consequence.
In the world, not of the world is how I was taught. I’ve seen what happens to kids who are sheltered too much and then exposed to the world suddenly. My friend lost her husband that way. Went on American Ninja Warrior, gained a little bit of fame and couldn’t resist the drugs/alcohol/women that came his way because of an extremely sheltered upbringing. You can’t just teach kids ________ is bad. You have to teach _____ is bad BECAUSE it leads to xyz. When I lived in Los Angeles I had a doctor who told me as soon as his kids were old enough he loaded them in the car and drove along skid row and asked them if this “urban camping” looked fun and told them this could be where they end up if they made certain choices in their life. I think it’s very important to teach kids that all choices have consequences, both good and bad. You can’t pick up one end of the stick without picking up the other. We have too little accountability in today’s society and people are always looking to shift the blame to others.
Sometimes I'm not sure if the parents themselves understand why ____ is bad and if they are just teaching that because it's what they were taught.
We need to be a lot more thorough in explaining the "why" and the consequences to the next generation, as you said. Parents need to put a lot more thought into what they pass on to their children.
That's the important part. You can't make your kids pariahs by making your home totally free from the culture outside. They need to be taught principle and independent thought to grow into functional adults. The more degenerate parts of society, however, can be removed without consequence.
In the world, not of the world is how I was taught. I’ve seen what happens to kids who are sheltered too much and then exposed to the world suddenly. My friend lost her husband that way. Went on American Ninja Warrior, gained a little bit of fame and couldn’t resist the drugs/alcohol/women that came his way because of an extremely sheltered upbringing. You can’t just teach kids ________ is bad. You have to teach _____ is bad BECAUSE it leads to xyz. When I lived in Los Angeles I had a doctor who told me as soon as his kids were old enough he loaded them in the car and drove along skid row and asked them if this “urban camping” looked fun and told them this could be where they end up if they made certain choices in their life. I think it’s very important to teach kids that all choices have consequences, both good and bad. You can’t pick up one end of the stick without picking up the other. We have too little accountability in today’s society and people are always looking to shift the blame to others.
Fantastic comment!
Sometimes I'm not sure if the parents themselves understand why ____ is bad and if they are just teaching that because it's what they were taught.
We need to be a lot more thorough in explaining the "why" and the consequences to the next generation, as you said. Parents need to put a lot more thought into what they pass on to their children.