tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788078455674853620.post172093431261491137..comments2023-12-15T19:29:14.413-05:00Comments on Totally Tots: From Tots to Teens ~ G RatedCarisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16604735048729389564noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788078455674853620.post-67404138378012791002010-04-30T19:55:30.212-04:002010-04-30T19:55:30.212-04:00Wow, Aunt Jill! Thank you for such a wonderful pos...Wow, Aunt Jill! Thank you for such a wonderful post... we're not alone. Some of my Christian friends from our old church/school (you know the story) have wondered why I don't watch certain things or listen to certain stuff. Ummm...? <br />Thanks for the great post! <br />Love ya,<br />ChareCharity Neehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03563255425477887444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788078455674853620.post-77248856321559060972010-04-20T09:47:04.079-04:002010-04-20T09:47:04.079-04:00Thank you for this post - it was a great reminder ...Thank you for this post - it was a great reminder of what really needs to be at the forefront of my mind. Unfortunately we live in a very rural area in a neighborhood full of children being raised without God and with zero values. It fills my heart with gratitude that my children are home with me (homeschooled), under my guidance, and that they are not cursing, testing the sexual waters, thinking that they have a girlfriend or boyfriend at 11, talking back to and rolling eyes at parents, etc., but it also brings me to my knees that they want to fit in with these kids.<br /><br />Does anyone have any advice regarding such a situation? The neighborhood kids are out and about, riding bikes and laughing & playing in the neighborhood. My choice is to forbid my kids to be outside or talk to them - this would create horrible feelings of being excluded in my children, and unfriendliness in the neighborhood as the parents get offended that I keep my kids away from theirs. I've considered being out or busy when the school kids are outside playing, but my goodness I couldn't keep that up!<br /><br />What I have been doing is having the neighborhood kids over at my house and constantly supervising, orchestrating activities, trying to be a Godly model for these kids. It goes well and they follow our rules when they are with us, but if I leave them alone with my kids they revert back to their regular behavior. And even with my supervision, my kids know they watch things, play things, etc. that they cannot and it creates trouble. Advice?<br /><br />Thanks!Tanya Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07317264843738139889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788078455674853620.post-89946121518932482692010-04-19T12:57:18.375-04:002010-04-19T12:57:18.375-04:00Amén. No sé hablar inglés pero he leido con el tra...Amén. No sé hablar inglés pero he leido con el traductor y puedo decir amén. Estamos en tiempos peligrosos para nuestros niños y para nosotros. Guárdemonos para nuestro Señor!!!ana mªhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13130442249388601714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788078455674853620.post-25060194997928614502010-04-12T02:06:55.142-04:002010-04-12T02:06:55.142-04:00Amen! Amen! Amen! My husband and I read 1 Thes. 5:...Amen! Amen! Amen! My husband and I read 1 Thes. 5:22 last night: "Abstain from all appearance of evil." We are passionate about protecting our children's hearts and minds, and something that works well for us was getting rid of our TV. Instead, we invested in a large screen computer on which we can watch 'G-rated' films as a treat on weekends. I have had to purge our bookshelves and CD's from anything that had 'the appearance of evil' - amazing how many books that was required reading for my university degree was not something I would want my children to read! I agree wholeheartedly with your views on the TV shows and movies you mentioned. Something else that irks me is the way teenage girls -even in our church - are dressing: Strapless dresses are not appropriate for church, and neither are skin tight jeans. God bless you as you raise your family right.Joyfulmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07178324828051689739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788078455674853620.post-61026089659664691852010-04-11T22:06:25.202-04:002010-04-11T22:06:25.202-04:00I completely agree with what you said. I might no...I completely agree with what you said. I might not agree on all the movies (I personally like Harry Potter, but wouldn't show it to my young kid, and think she wrote herself out of her age range later on, but that's another matter), but you are right we do have to watch what our kids see and hear and do. And just because your friend watches it, doesn't mean you are.Ticiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17970101432834731044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788078455674853620.post-70477683862610444962010-04-11T16:26:17.084-04:002010-04-11T16:26:17.084-04:00Thank you for this beautiful post. I agree with a...Thank you for this beautiful post. I agree with all of that you said. It is hard to help our children learn to live in the world but not be of it. I wish there were more people who believed and acted with these things in mind.Shellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15061134736064542881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788078455674853620.post-32849656614953177722010-04-11T16:11:28.093-04:002010-04-11T16:11:28.093-04:00We just talked about this in Sunday School today. ...We just talked about this in Sunday School today. Each family seems to handle it pretty much the same here. G is good!JDaniel4's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354900916937838719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788078455674853620.post-9371345186942646852010-04-11T15:03:45.760-04:002010-04-11T15:03:45.760-04:00Thank you for posting about this subject! Thank y...Thank you for posting about this subject! Thank you for sharing!aliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09483902094703307950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788078455674853620.post-12803938295821112222010-04-11T10:50:13.731-04:002010-04-11T10:50:13.731-04:00I am in total agreement Jill. I have found by kee...I am in total agreement Jill. I have found by keeping alot of what the world feels ok out of my children's life they are more innocent in their thinking, their ways etc... I am so dissapointed when I see many people think many of the Disne*y shows are ok. Just because they are supposedly made for children doesn't make them ok! The strife in their homes with their siblings, the disrespect for their parents, the sneaking and lying on these shows that is supposed to all be humerous... These shows also seem to make young girls think they need a boyfriend at a VERY YOUNG age. My girls have no thoughts about that sort of thing but I see so many Chloe's age that already think about these things. <br />I am so sorry for the things Lily has seen and heard. I pray the blood of Jesus washes those thoughts and images away and that in time as her heart is filled with His word they grow dimmer and dimmer.mommy24treasureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17556493186975194208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788078455674853620.post-76633846404416767782010-04-11T10:44:37.327-04:002010-04-11T10:44:37.327-04:00I love this post. Thank you for sharing. My family...I love this post. Thank you for sharing. My family shares your views on Tv, and movies, Music and such. I am critisized all of the time for my views on the subject and I am glad to see that I am not alone in my biblical thoughts about it. This is often a hard thing for parents to come to grasp with, but they need to hear it. Thank you for being so open to share this post.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01827034087011665148noreply@blogger.com