TIPS TO TEACH KIDS MODESTY IN A KARDASHIAN WORLD

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Modesty is a character strength that often gets a bad wrap.

You know the stereotype—the crabby, austere nun covered from head to toe in an over-starched, high-collared habit. While I happen to be a proponent of the more traditional dress for religious sisters, this, however, is not an accurate portrayal of such an important virtue as modesty.

The confusion surrounding the meaning of modesty may come from the fact that many people don’t really know what it is. For the record, it doesn’t just mean a way of dressing for women. It also expresses how anyone, man or woman, carries themselves in their presentation of goodness and beauty. A modest individual is happy to live a life of goodness without drawing attention to him/herself.

Now, let’s talk Kardashians… where does one even begin? Everything is on display: possessions, homes, jewelry, clothing (and lack thereof), and their bodies. It is a culture that elevates the idea of style over substance. Consequently, they are reduced in our minds, no longer complex persons with individual dignity to be honored, but brand images to be marketed in order to sell things that others are prompted to covet.

So how do we raise kids to honor the God-given dignity in them and others when this Kardashian mindset is so pervasive? Modesty is the answer! Let’s take back the character strength and the culture. Below are some great tips to begin living as families of modesty.

1. Mom, self-confidence is CONTAGIOUS!

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Tips to Teach Kids Modesty in a Kardashian World — Families of Character
 

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If I was born female, I would be going to the beach wearing a one-piece swimsuit, and a black t-shirt and male swimming trunks over it. Minimal risk of wardrobe malfunction. I am a male, I know what we think when seeing females showing too much skin. Furthermore, in the age of smartphones and the internet, we can end up on inappropriate content websites at any given time.

Modesty also applies to males as well. This following Bible passage uses men leering at women as an obvious and easy example:

Jesus Teaches About Adultery
27 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You must not be guilty of adultery.’ 28 But I tell you that if anyone looks at a woman with lust, he has already committed adultery with her in his mind. 29 If your right eye causes you to sin, then take it out and throw it away. It is better to lose one part of your body than to have your whole body thrown into hell. 30 If your right hand causes you to sin, then cut it off and throw it away. It is better to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.
~Matthew 5:27-30 (ICB)

Bible Gateway passage: Matthew 5 - King James Version
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Bible Gateway passage: Matthew 5 - International Children’s Bible

God is no respecter of persons. The rules apply to EVERYONE!!!

34 Peter began to speak: “I really understand now that to God every person is the same. 35 God accepts anyone who worships him and does what is right. It is not important what country a person comes from. 36 You know that God has sent his message to the people of Israel. That message is the Good News that peace has come through Jesus Christ. Jesus is the Lord of all people!
~Acts 10:34-36 (ICB)

Bible Gateway passage: Acts 10 - King James Version
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6 God will reward or punish every person for what he has done. 7 Some people live for God’s glory, for honor, and for life that has no end. They live for those things by always continuing to do good. God will give life forever to them. 8 But other people are selfish and refuse to follow truth. They follow evil. God will give them his punishment and anger. 9 He will give trouble and suffering to everyone who does evil—to the Jews first and also to the non-Jews. 10 But God will give glory, honor, and peace to everyone who does good—to the Jews first and also to the non-Jews. 11 For God judges all people in the same way.
~Romans 2:6-11 (ICB)

Bible Gateway passage: Romans 2 - King James Version
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22 God makes people right with himself through their faith in Jesus Christ. This is true for all who believe in Christ, because all are the same. 23 All people have sinned and are not good enough for God’s glory. 24 People are made right with God by his grace, which is a free gift. They are made right with God by being made free from sin through Jesus Christ. 25 God sent him to die in our place to take away our sins. We receive forgiveness through faith. And all of this is because of the blood of Jesus’ death. This showed that God always does what is right and fair. God was right in the past when he was patient and did not punish people for their sins. 26 And God gave Jesus to show today that God does what is right. God did this so that he could judge rightly and also make right any person who has faith in Jesus.
~Romans 3:22-26 (ICB)

Bible Gateway passage: Romans 3 - King James Version
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Bible Gateway passage: Romans 3 - International Children’s Bible

Now, in Christ, there is no difference between Jew and Greek. There is no difference between slaves and free men. There is no difference between male and female. You are all the same in Christ Jesus.
~Galatians 3:28 (ICB)

Bible Gateway passage: Galatians 3 - King James Version
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16 “For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son. God gave his Son so that whoever believes in him may not be lost, but have eternal life.
~John 3:16 (ICB)

Bible Gateway passage: John 3 - King James Version
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It's braver to be a Christian and modest these days than to roll with the tide and flout everything you have. Yet, the world wants you to believe that it's "so brave" to expose yourself and your possessions.
 
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