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Originally Posted by Xander
Ivy,
Why teach so directly if your worried about such things? You know you don't have to teach a person that 2+2=4 specifically but rather if you can teach them how maths works and use parallel examples then the student will eventually realise that 2+2=4.
I think my parents started with things like when your on the phone and you say "see you later", my mother would comment that it's incorrect because I have no intention of seeing them later, I should say "I'll speak to you later". Things like that started me on the road of seeing through the first few layers of things, after which understanding of non literal things is easier. Hence you could then show them what you believe or what you've seen said & done and allow them to judge for themselves.
Just a two penneth worth.
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Thanks, Xander. This is exactly what I have done, and if my children only ever spoke to me it would probably be perfect.
I do stick mainly to the concepts that are important to me, such as tolerance and finding the light in each person and so on and so forth. My mother has the kids a lot and she's very devout, AND very concrete in the way she expresses her faith. She tells them the stories, and she tells them as fact. I DO want my kids to know that her faith is important to her and for them to respect that, but not necessarily to buy something just because Nana said it, yknow?