Between Good and Bad (1)

Today, the information media grows in rapidly. Kids can capture many things through television, film, advertising, magazines, video game, and internet. Many of them is not relevant with our value of religion. Because of that, parents make boundaries for their children in watching some TV Channels, listening some kind of music, and accessing internet. Unless you can find some ways to protect your children from any kind of media and its influences, as soon as possible they will be facing with the horrible messages from this world.

Believe or not, it's not a new problem. Paul in Bible said, "And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God." He recommended us the way to keep away the unholiness mind from our children, that is moral filter. It's the values buried deeply in your soul which can help you to evaluate behaviors, convictions, ideas, and receive it according of the way of God. So, How can we help our children developing their mind with moral filter? Here some suggestions:

Knowing Ourself
Many parents don't realize about their moral filter, how they control everything in their life. Assisting children to develop their moral filter is started with build-up ourself to have the same mind of moral filter. Moral education should be more than just "textbook", parents must be a model itself. Don't do what we say "Don't do!" to our children, and Do what we say "Do!".

Use Religion as the foundation
The challenge in this point is how to make children could think, with the values of religion as the foundation, about the ethical issues happened in their communities, from national issues like abortion to personal issue like cheating in examination.

Creative communication
Menconi, a father from several daughters, lighted Christian musics in the car every time he went on a trip with them."Beforehand I listened to this song lyrics and thought about several questions to be discussed with them about the core of each song. We carried it out in a relaxed manner and that pleasant!" For Edwards, the means were the Christian radio broadcast that was lit in the car each morning during him accompanied his children to the school."Sometimes we discussed about the topic that was discussed in radio, and sometimes not..." But because of the consistent interaction, now his children really controls matters around social rumours and its relations with the truth of the word of the Lords.

A mother from 2 children, Manikas Foster, like to read the book with her children."In the book of Harry Potter, the character especially dies, and they were sad during down to the part," she said. The death of the leading figure gave her the opportunity to speak to her children about the resurgence power esus with her children and really important shared about the truth to their friends. Moreover the idea or the matter that was negative in the TV agenda or the film could be changed into the good opportunity. You could entered your room and thought, "I did not believe they watched this..." But you could use at that time to give the moral directive and used it as the instructional material.

To be continued ...