What Can My Child Watch?
My daughter is 10 going on 21. She has been raised to have a relationship with God and to hold and display Godly values through her life. As each day passes it becomes harder and harder and even harder to release her to express what she has learned through positive choices without leaving her vulnerable to other doors that are not so positive. Case in point: television. What, oh what, can my daughter watch? Since she was young she has learned about witchcraft and magic and demons and usually comes to me when she stumbles on it in a movie, tv show or even a story book. But things have become both so hidden until she can't distinguish its witchcraft and overt until it seems normal that I hesitate letting her just go watch tv. I find myself checking in with her regularly to see what is on or even if she has caved to the pressure of watching what she knows she shouldn't. And I find its not just a kids thing. I can look up and find myself getting sucked in to Ghost Whisperer or the like. GREAT DAY!!! Disney magic, vampires everywhere, witches and on and on. What to do? The 7th Heavens, Touched by an Angel, and Dawson's Creek shows are gone. Please tell me, what can my daughter watch? Can you identify?
That's a hard question. I found myself thinking about the same thing, not because I have kids, but because I gave my life back to Christ, and I no longer wanted to taint myself with things that I know wasn't God. I have found that as I am strengthened and continue to grow, when I come across things in the media in general, it doesn't affect me. It doesn't mean that I have a pass to watch and listen to any and every thing out there... you eventually become whatever you saturate yourself in. It means that the more you grow in the things of Christ, the more you are protected in the enemy's advances.
It sounds like you have a beautiful relationship with your daughter, and as a guy, I don't often use the word 'beautiful'
Ellis
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Denise, I have an almost 3 yr old and just last week there I was doing my morning routine while watching GMA, then an advert came on promoting the new alvin and the chipmunk movie coming out for Christmas, there is a scene where the chippettes are doing the Beyonce Single ladies song and the rhythm caught my little one and she said to me, mama what are they saying and I said they are saying if you love Jesus wave your hand up, she looked at me and said, that's not what they are saying, I was like no matter how much I try to keep her from the influence of the ugliness in the world I can't keep her from everything. All I can do is ask God to keep her heart and mind and to direct me as a parent to rearing her up in a sinful world in which we live. This world is trying to steal our children and we cannot let it happen. I enjoy your blog here, you inspire me. Take care and God bless, at least I know I am not alone. I pray for you and you do the same for me. This is indeed a battle.
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