Comments on: A Basket of Books for Baby! http://superfastreader.com/a-basket-of-books-for-baby.htm i read all the books Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:34:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Superfast Reader http://superfastreader.com/a-basket-of-books-for-baby.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1629 Superfast Reader Sat, 13 Oct 2007 00:00:47 +0000 http://superfastreader.com/a-basket-of-books-for-baby.htm#comment-1629 And the little board books are soooooooo cute! And the little board books are soooooooo cute!

]]> By: Imani http://superfastreader.com/a-basket-of-books-for-baby.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1628 Imani Fri, 12 Oct 2007 19:44:24 +0000 http://superfastreader.com/a-basket-of-books-for-baby.htm#comment-1628 How great that the baby has so many books before he/she even makes an appearance! How great that the baby has so many books before he/she even makes an appearance!

]]> By: Superfast Reader http://superfastreader.com/a-basket-of-books-for-baby.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1621 Superfast Reader Wed, 10 Oct 2007 18:03:49 +0000 http://superfastreader.com/a-basket-of-books-for-baby.htm#comment-1621 Ian, that's the heart of it, for us. Ian, that’s the heart of it, for us.

]]> By: Children’s Books and Christianity « Super Bibliophile http://superfastreader.com/a-basket-of-books-for-baby.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1620 Children’s Books and Christianity « Super Bibliophile Wed, 10 Oct 2007 16:42:10 +0000 http://superfastreader.com/a-basket-of-books-for-baby.htm#comment-1620 [...] Books, Children's Books, Philosophy and Progressive Ideas I just left a comment that will most likely be interpreted as snarky but in order not take over the Reading is My [...] [...] Books, Children’s Books, Philosophy and Progressive Ideas I just left a comment that will most likely be interpreted as snarky but in order not take over the Reading is My [...]

]]> By: Christopher http://superfastreader.com/a-basket-of-books-for-baby.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1619 Christopher Wed, 10 Oct 2007 16:37:50 +0000 http://superfastreader.com/a-basket-of-books-for-baby.htm#comment-1619 I do not believe you can be arrogant enough to believe anything to be completely "true." This goes for the scientific "laws" as well as religion. I do not believe you can be arrogant enough to believe anything to be completely “true.” This goes for the scientific “laws” as well as religion.

]]> By: Ian Stewart http://superfastreader.com/a-basket-of-books-for-baby.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1618 Ian Stewart Wed, 10 Oct 2007 16:26:43 +0000 http://superfastreader.com/a-basket-of-books-for-baby.htm#comment-1618 Unless, you know, it were <em>true</em>. By which I mean, if you believe something is true and good for your children you have a moral obligation to share it with them. Christians that step back and let their children decide, as described above, are kind of lying to themselves. Which is really the same viewpoint as described above, isn't it? Believing choice amongst belief systems is true and good you allow your children to have it. Um, in a more typical vein for myself: Veggie-Tales songs! Aaah!! Unless, you know, it were true.

By which I mean, if you believe something is true and good for your children you have a moral obligation to share it with them. Christians that step back and let their children decide, as described above, are kind of lying to themselves. Which is really the same viewpoint as described above, isn’t it? Believing choice amongst belief systems is true and good you allow your children to have it.

Um, in a more typical vein for myself: Veggie-Tales songs! Aaah!!

]]> By: Christopher http://superfastreader.com/a-basket-of-books-for-baby.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1617 Christopher Wed, 10 Oct 2007 16:08:37 +0000 http://superfastreader.com/a-basket-of-books-for-baby.htm#comment-1617 I'm just reminded of the old Catholic adage, "give me the first six years of a child's life and he is mine for life." I'm not attempting to place this into the realm of controversy, and for purposes of full disclosure, I was raised within a Christian household and family and went to a private Christian school and am an agnostic (and paraphrasing the words of Bertrand Russell to the man on the street I am an atheist, philosophically I am an agnostic), so yes, it is possible for children raised within a religious methodology to break with their parents, church, and peers' thoughts and have some of their own, it just seems that by your choice of phrasing of "other cultures and traditions" you are setting up a "us versus them" mentality. I have a wonderful book I bought for my daughter, <i>World Atlas of Religions</i> that shoes the cultural influences and history of certain peoples religions throughout time. In further interests of full disclosure I feel religion can be harnessed for more ill in the world than good, rationality and reason are to be relied upon and teaching this to children within the framework mentioned by you above has nothing to do with religion, so using that framework, Christianity really has no place to provide consistency, certainty, structure and guidance (as I feel it provides none of these whatsoever). I’m just reminded of the old Catholic adage, “give me the first six years of a child’s life and he is mine for life.”

I’m not attempting to place this into the realm of controversy, and for purposes of full disclosure, I was raised within a Christian household and family and went to a private Christian school and am an agnostic (and paraphrasing the words of Bertrand Russell to the man on the street I am an atheist, philosophically I am an agnostic), so yes, it is possible for children raised within a religious methodology to break with their parents, church, and peers’ thoughts and have some of their own, it just seems that by your choice of phrasing of “other cultures and traditions” you are setting up a “us versus them” mentality.

I have a wonderful book I bought for my daughter, World Atlas of Religions that shoes the cultural influences and history of certain peoples religions throughout time.

In further interests of full disclosure I feel religion can be harnessed for more ill in the world than good, rationality and reason are to be relied upon and teaching this to children within the framework mentioned by you above has nothing to do with religion, so using that framework, Christianity really has no place to provide consistency, certainty, structure and guidance (as I feel it provides none of these whatsoever).

]]> By: Superfast Reader http://superfastreader.com/a-basket-of-books-for-baby.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1615 Superfast Reader Wed, 10 Oct 2007 12:16:07 +0000 http://superfastreader.com/a-basket-of-books-for-baby.htm#comment-1615 Thanks for bringing that up. I don't really like to get into controversial topics like politics and religion on this blog, but I will say that my husband and I intend to raise our child in the Christian faith--which is not necessarily the same as Christian culture (ie Veggie Tales). As someone who was raised in both the Christian faith and Christian culture, I do agree that it is vital for parents to allow their children the freedom to express doubts and explore options outside of Christianity--when they grow older. Childhood is not that time, developmentally speaking--and I would say that goes for whatever religion you follow, or even if you follow no religion at all. Young children need consistency, certainty, structure, and guidance, with freedom building as they grow in maturity. (I say this as a career babysitter/nanny with over 20 years experience.) However, Superfast Baby will also be exposed to his/her fair share of dragons, magic, Harry Potter and time travel, as well as stories and tales from other cultures and traditions from all over the world. Thanks for bringing that up. I don’t really like to get into controversial topics like politics and religion on this blog, but I will say that my husband and I intend to raise our child in the Christian faith–which is not necessarily the same as Christian culture (ie Veggie Tales). As someone who was raised in both the Christian faith and Christian culture, I do agree that it is vital for parents to allow their children the freedom to express doubts and explore options outside of Christianity–when they grow older. Childhood is not that time, developmentally speaking–and I would say that goes for whatever religion you follow, or even if you follow no religion at all. Young children need consistency, certainty, structure, and guidance, with freedom building as they grow in maturity. (I say this as a career babysitter/nanny with over 20 years experience.)

However, Superfast Baby will also be exposed to his/her fair share of dragons, magic, Harry Potter and time travel, as well as stories and tales from other cultures and traditions from all over the world.

]]> By: Christopher http://superfastreader.com/a-basket-of-books-for-baby.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1614 Christopher Wed, 10 Oct 2007 03:42:57 +0000 http://superfastreader.com/a-basket-of-books-for-baby.htm#comment-1614 That is a lot of bible books, too many in my opinion, as a parent do you not have a responsibility to your children to allow them to contemplate religion? If so, should not other religious books be shown? That is a lot of bible books, too many in my opinion, as a parent do you not have a responsibility to your children to allow them to contemplate religion? If so, should not other religious books be shown?

]]> By: dew http://superfastreader.com/a-basket-of-books-for-baby.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1613 dew Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:07:02 +0000 http://superfastreader.com/a-basket-of-books-for-baby.htm#comment-1613 I just wrote up blurb about Eco Libris for a post about several things. And I planted some trees! I don't know how scary the Veggie Tales books are, but the videos will put songs in your head that will be stuck there forever. It leads to oddities like atheists going around signing "God Is Bigger Than the Boogeyman" and so forth. I just wrote up blurb about Eco Libris for a post about several things. And I planted some trees!

I don’t know how scary the Veggie Tales books are, but the videos will put songs in your head that will be stuck there forever. It leads to oddities like atheists going around signing “God Is Bigger Than the Boogeyman” and so forth.

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