Can or Should We Protect Our Kids?
BevK July 23rd, 2007
At Mom is Teaching Summer Minor has posted on whether or not homeschoolers can keep every bad influence away from their children by homeschooling.
But it made me wonder if homeschooling can really combat some of the negative things in the world we don’t want our children exposed to too soon. Even away from the peer pressure in schools, the social pressure for women to be thin and beautiful beyond reality is everywhere.
What are your thoughts on this? Do you think there are just some thigns that will creep in no matter how we guard our children? Is that necessarily a bad thing?
The answer is obviously we can’t keep everything away from them. But I don’t think that’s necessarily a bad thing or even a goal we should try to attain. I think homeschooling when done properly allows parents to see the influences in their children’s lives more readily because we’re literally there with them more of the time. It still requires open ears and eyes, you can blind yourself to your children’s struggles by deeming it impossible for them to ever engage in or think about something, but that would be foolish. Homeschooling also allows parents to establish better communications with their children. They can still be autocratic and overbearing and blow the opportunity, but most homeschoolers I know can sit down with their children and have serious discussions about serious things. The world is waiting for them when they finally leave your doorstep. Dealing with the things that they encounter at youth group or even while visiting another homeschool friend is part of raising kids.
Hat Tip: Homeschool Buzz
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