JaneSmith
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I need some perspectives and opinions please.
Parents, what do you tell your children (especially the young children) about other religions? If you are raising your child to believe in one particular religion and god, how do you go about telling your child that there are plenty of different religions, and many other kids at their school will believe that some other god is real and theirs is not. What do you tell your kid about respecting the right of others to believe what they want while still maintaining that their religion is the one that is real and true?
Basically, how do you tell your kids that they are right, the others are wrong, but don't be a dick about it? Do you just tell them to keep their religion to themselves?
Also, what do you tell them to say if another kid declares something that is contrary to their religion?
I believe we can have a helpful, calm discussion about this aspect of parenting.
Parents, what do you tell your children (especially the young children) about other religions? If you are raising your child to believe in one particular religion and god, how do you go about telling your child that there are plenty of different religions, and many other kids at their school will believe that some other god is real and theirs is not. What do you tell your kid about respecting the right of others to believe what they want while still maintaining that their religion is the one that is real and true?
Basically, how do you tell your kids that they are right, the others are wrong, but don't be a dick about it? Do you just tell them to keep their religion to themselves?
Also, what do you tell them to say if another kid declares something that is contrary to their religion?
I believe we can have a helpful, calm discussion about this aspect of parenting.