8. Remove All Godless Entertainment From Your House, And Teach Your Children To Reject It Themselves When They Encounter It Elsewhere
This is the second major source of corruption for most children in America, and modern Catholic parents let outside influences have wayyyyyy too much access to their kids.
Ask yourself this right now: Is what your family consumes on the television, radio, and Internet promoting Godless behavior or the notion that “kids are smarter than their parents”?
Sadly, most modern “entertainment” in America is just poison for your family—both the shows and the commercials.
The family I raised never had a television (or radio) in the home, and we only watched DVD movies that I screened before anybody else saw them. I didn’t let my children on the Internet at all, and the newly-adult children who needed the Internet had a very tight filter on it which I controlled.
My children knew none of the current fads, worshipped none of the current “stars,” never thought they (as kids) were smarter than me, and never fell into any of the destructive behavior championed as “cool” on social media or television.
This lifestyle is unimaginable to many, but it resulted in my kids being better adjusted as adults than the children of my friends—who let their kids watch anything and follow the current fads. My friends are still paying the price for that decision, some of whom lost ALL of their children.
Agreed 100%.
Wouldn’t this end up causing difficulties for your children later in life? What I mean is that as adults, children who were not exposed to most American traditions and culture then they will be unfamiliar with how society functions outside of their religious lifestyle.
That is a good question and valid concern. I am happy to say the answer was “no” for my children and will be “no” for your children, too: Here’s why:
* The fictional world presented by the media doesn’t really portray the culture and traditions of most Americans – or even reality – much of the time: On TV, the power-puff girl in 4-inch heels beats up a room full of scary, giant men. In the real world, the female boxer cries on social media after getting beaten in the ring by a feminine (transgender) boy who is somehow allowed to compete with her. (See the 2024 Olympics.) If your child learns culture/traditions from television, he is learning a false reality. But even when the media DOES reflect reality…
* Catholics are supposed to be DIFFERENT than the Godless. The only children who are intimately familiar with sinful culture are godless themselves or heading down that path. Better to be Christian and learn Godless thinking (if needed) than be Godless and learn Christan thinking.
* Godless media corrupts children far more than it prepares them for adult situations. Imagine buying a car for $5000 that costs you $100,000 a year to maintain. That’s the level of value I see in the current media landscape.
You and I know there is no way to escape from being inundated with Godless culture the minute you get a job or deal with the general public in some way. You can and should teach your child, when age appropriate, what to expect in public and the correct way to handle certain situations. Just don’t expect the entertainment/big tech industry to help you, though. They would much rather corrupt your child.
Wouldn’t it be better to teach your kids to behave and ignore what they see, instead of preventing the communication altogether?
Yes, if that were possible. Unfortunately, the people in the entertainment industry appear far betting looking/smarter/cooler than you as a parent. You, as a parent, are competing with fiction and propaganda, but your child cannot tell the difference. Besides, there are certain ideas that are so toxic that they hurt your kid regardless of what you teach him otherwise. Certain ideas should just never be in your kid’s head until they reach a certain level of development as a person. If you are a parent, you should know what I am talking about.
I am all for age appropriate limitations, that goes without saying, but I also think that the child should be a willing participant of the Faith, and I don’t see how that would be possible without knowing everything else: it’s not really a choice if you only have one option, is it?
Over the last few decades, when the Godless wanted to convince Christians to abandon their faith and children (but couldn’t come out and say it) they would always frame their arguments in such a way where seemingly harmful things were presented as actually good for the children. You may have fallen victim to this kind of thinking yourself. You should check out the Atheist section of this website; I think that would answer some of your questions.