Episode 58: Faith and Friends
Faith can be a sensitive topic to explore with friends no matter what age you are. In this episode, we dive into ideas of how to teach your child how to navigate conversations with friends about faith.
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Faith and Friends
“More and more people want to teach their particular set of values and beliefs in schools and not have the state do it,” said Brian D. Ray, the president of the Salem, Oregon-based National Home Education Research Institute, who has studied homeschooling for three decades. As the number of “atheists, agnostics and secular people grow, there are more of them homeschooling, too.” Quoted from The Atlantic
The statistical pie is changing as homeschooling becomes not just a Christian solution to education and family values, but also to the atheist, agnostic, non-religious, and secular families. As your child’s sphere of friendships grows, so will their discussions with friends of all different faith and value systems, as well as family cultures. It’s important to prepare your own children and yourself for how your family wants to approach these conversations. Sometimes it helps with teaching about how to handle mythical creatures and fun games of pretend so children understand the difference or can maintain consistency. Our post called “Handling Santa Claus: When your children do not believe in magical figures but others do” gives some helpful how-to tips.
We also give helpful research about science and faith (see links below).
Scientific American: “Scientists and Religion in America”
The questions to ask yourself to help your children navigate this tender subject are the following:
1) How can we help our children communicate and share who they are in a loving way?
2) How can us moms & dads do the same?
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