Is there a secured level of protection for our children?

[tobethebest]

I can understand guarding our children, but not to the point of arming them to the teeth. The advertisements on internet, on TV........can we truly be watchful at all times? From the experiences of others, I have seen a controlling depth of protection back fire on many parents.
There has to be a give and take since we are not able to be there at every turn. We have to trust that they are being taught what is right, from others, when we are not around.
College alone has damaged the faith of countless men and women, some I know personally and these few were all raised with Christian values. We may be able to teach them well in childhood, but we don’t have the foggiest idea what they may be bringing home with them when faced with college. I would say it's a matter of trusting in the Lord. IMO

 

[Shinycrown]

I believe there is no age limit to guiding/counseling our children.This present generation we are right now is so demoralized that most of our kids does not know what is right or wrong in some issues of life. I advice we remind them all the time the scriptural way of living a fruitful life.

 

[tobethebest]

It is difficult to understand your last message. Your sentences do not flow well and you are missing punctuation necessary to get your point across. I don't think you have a family of your own, though you mean well in what you are attempting to present. Teenage years to adulthood are troubling times for many, most expecially the parents. What we want for them doesn't necessarily reflect their decisions and they have a right to search out knowledge concerning other approaches to life. We do all we can to encourage them, but in the end it is their decision, not ours, to follow whatever course they consider plausible. To the best of our ability we can be examples. There are many subjects, many different denominations or directions to take. As knowledge, it is all good, since it gives a person something to work with when witnessing one-on-one. Do you understand Seven day Adventists? Catholics? Buddhists? Apologetics is something you may find extremely interesting. Listen to Ravi Zacharias on-line under RZIM.com. He is from India and is a born again, spirit-filled man. Let me know what you think of him. Many churches are studying his lectures in order to obtain a much needed balance. God bless.

 

[CGL1023]

I can understand guarding our children, but not to the point of arming them to the teeth. The advertisements on internet, on TV........can we truly be watchful at all times? From the experiences of others, I have seen a controlling depth of protection back fire on many parents.
There has to be a give and take since we are not able to be there at every turn. We have to trust that they are being taught what is right, from others, when we are not around.
College alone has damaged the faith of countless men and women, some I know personally and these few were all raised with Christian values. We may be able to teach them well in childhood, but we don’t have the foggiest idea what they may be bringing home with them when faced with college. I would say it's a matter of trusting in the Lord. IMO

Praying for your kids at any age, is all you need to do. I pray according to the Lord's covenant for our families. They can be protected from harm if in the military, if from criminals and all other dangers, too many to mention. Another source of protection is angelic protection according to Psalm 91, Psalm 103:20, Psalm 112. You have huge resources available.

 

[Tomm]

To bring up good kids, we need to be good examples and make some sacrifices. I am sacrificing internet access at home. Also, we watch TV as little as possible.

My house is an internet-free zone. I don't have internet access at home, except through my wife's mobile phone. My kids are NOT allowed to touch computers, let alone internet.

We read physical books and magazines, which we find much more interesting and worthwhile.
Put aside your iPads, iPhones, laptops and read a good book today !

 

[tobethebest]

Very well said Tomc. I have grandkids and I can't be watching everything they do and when me and the wife visit we find that all five of them are fluent on their own computers. One is twelve and she types sixty words a minute. Papa types eighty two, so she's pushing herself to be like Papa. Her typing skills have given her jobs at school already, on a learn as you go system. She studies anatomy on-line and understands the nervous system better me and Nana. It's our own 30 year old that troubles us the most. He does everything he shouldn't do, and again I can't be watching what's supposed to be, a grown man, I can only not allow him in our home.

 

[appalachianprayer]

I think we should protect our children from a lot of different situations until they are capable of making wise decisions for themselves. Children need a solid biblical education, spiritual leadership, and solid morals. While they're developing I don't think they should be allowed television, unsupervised computer time, or a whole lot of exposure to the outside world period. At a younger age there is just too much that can happen to make lasting impressions... Church fellowship and family time is all they should need.