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Raising Them Right
Jim & Bernadine Cook
When my twelve year old daughter gets a new CD we sit together and read through the
lyrics. For instance, one song talks about 'short skirts' and 'having fun'. We discuss the
consequences of actions and the messages they send, if that is really what we want the
opposite sex to think.
When she was singing the words of a song in which a girl was singing 'will you be my
lover?' we asked her if she knew what the singer meant when she said "lover."
Interesting discussion...The purpose of these discussions is not to emphasize the
negative, or to belittle our daughters taste in music. It is just to emphasize
that we all need to be aware of our own standards and where the things that surround us
everyday fit in with our standards. More importantly, we try to teach her that she is not
a sponge and she doesn't have to soak up whatever has happened to spill on the floor,
but that we can make good, conscious choices, because we are capable of that. Never
to rely on someone else to rate entertainment for you, they probably don't have the same
standards that you do. A wise man once spoke
about how you could teach your children correct principles, and that if you did they would
be able to govern themselves. Sort of like, teaching them how to fish instead of giving
them a fish. Help your children know what their standards should be and how to determine
for themselves if some music, or dance or video fits in with them. If you can accomplish
this you might even be able to sleep most nights.
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