http://www.educatingtoday.com/dont-create-an-artificial-world/ Tue, 15 Nov 2011 04:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.educatingtoday.com/dont-create-an-artificial-world/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Erica M Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:36:26 +0000 http://www.educatingtoday.com/?p=125#comment-6 So very true. My parents received a lot of criticism for not only homeschooling us, but also for "neglecting" to throw us into every youth group, kid/teen activity available. Things changed when we became teenagers. The same folks who had named my parents horrible for "depriving" us, were amazed that we could participate in adult conversations, work alongside adults, play with young children, and still enjoy the company of our parents. The family is meant to be a child's peer group. When we try to rearrange what God has ordained, we make a big mess that effects not only our kids, but our family, and the world. So very true. My parents received a lot of criticism for not only homeschooling us, but also for “neglecting” to throw us into every youth group, kid/teen activity available.
Things changed when we became teenagers. The same folks who had named my parents horrible for “depriving” us, were amazed that we could participate in adult conversations, work alongside adults, play with young children, and still enjoy the company of our parents.
The family is meant to be a child’s peer group. When we try to rearrange what God has ordained, we make a big mess that effects not only our kids, but our family, and the world.

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