Good parenting means sharing our rituals.Dear editor, I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. how many times I have met parents who plan to hold off on a religious education for their children until they are old enough to choose for themselves. Their reluctance to embrace any religious persuasion seems to evolve into a desire not to encumber To burden property by way of a charge that must be removed before ownership is free and clear. Property subject to an encumbrance may have a lien or mortgage imposed upon it. their children with religious stories or values, rather leaving it for them to discover their own path at some later time in their life. While I recognize the harm that has been done in the name of religion and the complicated situations families Fred themselves in, especially with blended traditions (Muslim-Christian, Jewish-Catholic etc.), to deny children an exposure to the wonderful moral tales and values encased en·case tr.v. en·cased, en·cas·ing, en·cas·es To enclose in or as if in a case. en·case  ment n. in sacred traditions Sacred Tradition or Holy Tradition is a technical theological term used in some Christian traditions, primarily in the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox traditions, to refer to the fundamental basis of church dogma. until they somehow discover them on
their own may not be the best route to travel.
How silly would it sound if we stated: "I'm not going to teach my child how to talk until they determine what language they want to speak." Or perhaps, "I won't feed them any food until they find the refrigerator!" In the same fashion, exposing our children to religious rituals, sacred stories, and the inherent moral values within them is good parenting. Just like us, children wonder if there is anything bigger than the here and now. Children struggle to make meaning of very complex situations. Exposing them to the sacred story, rituals and. mystery fosters an understanding that good things and bad things happen, sometimes without explanation or reason and the best we can do is to express faith in a good outcome through something bigger than ourselves. This is not spinning old yarns or fairy tales This is a list of fairy tales, the dates of their earliest known printed version, the author and, if known, the collection of tales in which it was published. It should be noted, however, that not all stories listed below would be categorized as fairy tales by a strict definition of faith. Rather, it is modeling to our offspring the soulfulness soul·ful adj. Full of or expressing deep feeling; profoundly emotional. soul ful·ly adv. of everyday life. It is
exposing them to the vast inner dimension of the human spirit, the place
of dreams, visions, desire, and compassion.
Donald Shields Markham, Ont. |
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