Re: [Fwd: [TruthTalk] The walking dead]

[CHamm56114]

My girls are fairly well monitored by their parents.  We allow most of the disney stuff but discuss the fact that it is make believe.  My daughter and her DH have elected not to go the Harry Potter route (the oldest is 9 and that is ok with her)  Even the 4 yr old will come in and tell me when something they aren't allowed to watch comes on.  We try to avoid the cartoons where the characters are rude or unkind to each other.  It just is easier.  We are going to DisneyWorld this summer so that should be interesting.  July - are we nuts!!!   We will be there anyway for a convention so we only have to pay airfare for me and 2 of the girls.  Maybe we will get lucky and have decent weather.

Laura,

 

I would err on the side of keeping all non-edifying influences out of the lives of children, just as we should do as adults.  Once an influence is allowed in, you can’t take it back out. Unfortunately, our 11 and 13 year olds are living with their mother and stepfather, and are allowed to watch and read things that we do not approve of in movies, books, games, etc. So we have to discuss what we as Christians should think about such things. With Harry Potter we talk about how the books make witches look cute and powerful, but what that really means in the Bible, etc. It is an opportunity to grow in spite of the bad influences.



Izzy