Childhood To Ensure To Multiple Religious Traditions

Every child, and their own personal upbringing is unique with their environment. Making sure your child understands the cultures, and religions of the world around them will help put them on the right path. Children should be exposed to multiple religious cultures throughout childhood to learn to respect others of different backgrounds, and to become more successful adults. Having children learning about religious services makes the child able to understand, communicate, and act properly when they are needed so they will not offend, act foolish or looked unfavorably upon out of ignorance of the child (Wertheimer). Having knowledge of how others personally believe will help children learn to investigate on their own and better make their

Most homes celebrate at least one religious holiday a year, it could be Christmas, Yule, the list goes on. Parents taking the time to explain to their children why they celebrate that particular holiday, and what others do or do not do will help the child when they are developing friendships at school. A lot of pagan traditions celebrate their winter holiday on the first day of winter, which is also the longest night of the year (BBC). That day falls generally around December 21st before Christmas every year, so taking the time to sit down with your younger children to explain why the neighbors have present’s before them, and the what, why, and how’s of that tradition will help, and possibly inspire good conversation with the neighbors. It’s not just the winter time either. The gift giving cycle is throughout the year for multiple

Explaining the way others believe even if you do not feel this way, ensures to the child that they can count on you to tell them the truth when they need to hear it. Going on the journey of cultural knowledge can be a very fun and exciting time, it does not have to be in a day or in a year. Just taking that time aside to be with your child, and answer any questions they may have will naturally help family time. In teaching your child about religious faiths around the world, it can even lead to good lesson on your own personal family tree. Knowing what your ancestors believed or even what your grandparents is also a good conversation that every child needs to know (Russell). Having the necessary knowledge of your own personal family line, and the world around can also secure the child in their own faith. Also, if you are being respectable in your teachings then you are leading by example to be respectful of others, even if you do not feel the same way as you. That doesn’t mean they must respect religious intolerance. It doesn’t mean they must respect immoral, unethical or hateful words and actions simply because they come under the heading of religious righteousness, already having prepared knowledge at hand will be helpful for children to make the decision of what is right or