| There is nothing as fragile as a child's psyche. Child | | | | and applicable to all kids no mater their particular |
| psychologists will tell anyone that the most formative | | | | religion. Perhaps the beauty of Jesus' message is that |
| years are those from birth to about sever years old. | | | | it suits children. After all, it was Jesus who said that |
| While some may be of the opinion that children should | | | | unless we become like kids we may find it difficult to |
| not be exposed to "religion" during their formative | | | | enter the kingdom of heaven. |
| years, there is enough proof that those who are | | | | God's love is a message that makes kids more |
| brought up with a sense of right and wrong during their | | | | secure as they go through their life. The begin to have |
| early years become better and more well adjusted | | | | faith that there is SOMEONE loving them who created |
| adults. | | | | the heavens and the earth, yet at the same time |
| We are no talking of religion "per se" here. Teaching | | | | cares about their individual lives. Starting teaching kids |
| children about God at their earliest age -- if done the | | | | about God the moment they can understand the most |
| right way -- brings out more confident, behaved, well | | | | basic things is giving them the moral and Christian |
| adjusted and loving kids. Yes, there are those who feel | | | | foundation to later trek the right path as they grow |
| that teaching about "hell" and the "devil" to kids may be | | | | older. |
| harmful to the child's psyche IF not done the right way. | | | | You also get a better behaved child who loves his/her |
| Truth of the mater is that teaching about Jesus is | | | | parents; interacts better with his/her peers and |
| good because Jesus has no single teaching that can | | | | respects his teachers. Now, aren't those enough |
| be considered "bad for kids". When one takes into | | | | reasons why we should teach children about God the |
| consideration the message of Christ, it is simple, pure | | | | moment they notice the beauty of His creation? |