At what age did you or would you start to tell your children about religion?

My family took our newborns to church whenever we went. We have a family at our church who has brought their baby ever since he was born and he is now almost a year old. We also take our nieces, nephews and they are 1 and 3 years old. It is never too late to tell them or even just have them around it. They always say their little brains are like sponges and will hear about Jesus and know about Jesus while they grow up for as long as they are around it, hear it and belong to it. My little niece and son like to sing Jesus loves me and it is sooo adorable.

When my kids (4 boys) were young, Santa Claus and Jesus were in the same sinking boat. I was always careful to answer their questions truthfully. When they asked, " Why is there a cross on the church steeple," I told them that the Father-God of that church allowed his only Son to be nailed to a cross even though his Son was completely innocent of the crimes of which he was accused. Their comment was "I hope you wouldn't let us be nailed to a cross." I promised them I would never let them be nailed to a cross!

hello MAllen! in the religion i am with, newborns are offered... usually their parents bring them to worship services...but when they reach the age of 4 or 5, their parents accompany & encourage them to attend children worship... yes, all children in our religion aged 4-11or 12 do have their own worship services and they were given biblical lessons that are meant for their age...and when they reach the age of 12, that's the time they will start receiving doctrines...and then baptism and after that, they will be not attending children worship anymore but they will attend our regular worship services...

At the age they start asking. I am not an overly religious person, though I am interested in religion. I am Christian, I don't think it right that folks know Santa before Jesus, but that is more acceptable in society today, or so it seems. If my child asked about Christmas, he would learn about Jesus and St.Nicolas. But that is how I am. I believe you should teach them when they ask, and share all you know. If they wish to pursue a different religion then I, so long as they are well informed that would be fine. Cheers.

start teaching the truth while they are still young...don't tell them lies like telling about the existing of santa claus for he ois just a myth and old superstitious....he does not exist.teach them about God and Christ...teach like Christ is the son of God and Christ is not a God....

Hello MAllen. I taught my children about the Lord when they were learning to read and write. I taught my children to read and write while they were still babies,2-3-4. I was brought up knowing the Lord and I thought that I should do at least as good as my mother and dad. But then a few years ago I found the way I was taught and how I taught wasn't according to the bible the way it was supposed to be written. We found this preacher by accident and found out the true word of God. And how it should be taught. This preacher has devoted his life to God and is a scholar. If you want to hear him teach this is the site to listen, www.shepherd'schapel.com. I wish that I could have been taught by this man. He don't take credit for his knowledge he teaches that God gave him everything and God gives all of us the knowledge to learn His word (Gods word). Start while your children are young so they will always know the word of God! Hope you have a great day!

We talk to our children about God as they are old enough to hear. We also read books about God. And we have a My First Study Bible that my oldest daughter who is 9, reads to my younger 2. My oldest who is 13, has his own bible and knows we put God at our at center, but he reads as he wishes about Him.

I would think the earlier the better. Maybe even readng to them while still in the womb. Read to them from birth. I did hear before that the chinese teach the unborn. When i heard that i was expecting my daughter. I started reading to her while in the womb. She has a high IQ. She was very good in school. On the honor roll. She also started talking early. In fact she is actually quite a talkitive person.

I see nothing wrong with taking your children to church when they are infants. Start them young learning about God and our savior Jesus Christ and the love God has for us.

If you are a regular church-goer in the first place, and you bring your child to church from the time they're born, then it doesn't matter when you tell them about it, they're getting brainwashed in the first place. Theres a big difference beteen Jesus and Santa. Santa is just something to tell your kids to add a magical sense to the idea of getting gifts for Christmas. By the time they're around the age of 6-10, they'll figure out that its actually their parents that are putting out the gifts. With Jesus, there is no form of proof or disproof about it, so teaching children about it early, and keeping it with them, is brainwashing. If you asked a group of adults if Santa is real, they'd easily say no, because they figured out that their parents brought them gifts. Ask them if Jesus is real, and about 70% of Americans would say yes he is, even though they have the same proof of Jesus as they do Santa. Don't brainwash children with religion, let them find their own ways.

dear mallen400, children are introduced to religion as soon as they are born. they get to be christined. and then while they start growing, they are taught the prayers and taught the bible in a more simple way like stories that also teaches them the good values. santa claus are taught usually when they are about 3 years old when they already know the value of being respectful and good to parents. them being good children will receive gifts from santa claus during christmas time. have a nice day. ann

Yes, it is the right thing, as the people have responded to your querry, that a child from the very young age as a baby should be brought to spiritual services and start to learn about Jesus. Jesus himself was brought to the synogogues (church) in his time to learn about God. It is not too early or too late for someone to learn about God or His son, Jesus because, for one thing, a baby is a give of God. Therefore, he/she should start to learn something about the One who gave him/her as a gift to his/her parents.And if one is old enough to know a fictional character as Santa Clause, the more the child should know who the Lord is, the one who redeems him/her from the sins of the world and gave him the chance of living forever in the future. And that, is a much,much greater gift than what gift Santa Claus can gift a child!And, ONLY in Christmastime.

i think you should tell your children about religion whenever he or she becomes mature enough to realize religion. religion is our spiritual food so we must try to earn it as quickly as possible. in these days of selfishness we also want help of religious men to guide us properly in our spiritual life.you must tell about it to your children in their childhood days.

I think that it can't really start too young. When I was younger, my mom would sing, "Rock A-Bye, Baby" to me, as well as "Jesus Loves Me." My sister has a 2-year-old and she knows 3 Bible verses already. If they're old enough to retain information, they're old enough to start hearing about the Bible, and learning about it. Just simple things at first, of course. You wouldn't have your 6-year-old read through the Old Testament.

My baby girl is almost 5 months old. Therefore she is not old enough to learn about religion. My toddler son is 2 and a half years old. Last Christmas he saw Father Christmas and he was scared! Father Christmas gave him a present at the end of term outing to a stables. Father Christmas was doing trips for the children on cart pulled by a horse. My teenage son is not religious and he had made his own mind up. I told him about religion when he was 4 years old. Until age 7 he did believe in God and Jesus. I didn't talk much about Father Christmas with my oldest son when he was a small child. He knew Father Christmas is make believe. The ideal age to tell children about religion varies between children. They should be told about it as soon as they are ready.

we should never tell lie to our children. When we get a baby, we note that his brother or sister ask the question that from where did it come to our home. we tell then some thin lie. it is not good. we should tell them that they will know about it when he will grow up. Children use to come to know about some thing in their life with the passage of time and age. So we should not worry about their age. they are arrow you shoot by your bow. they will learn every thing and you see time is the best teacher.

I began telling my children about Jesus before they were born! He has always been a part of their lives. He was in our casual conversation and in our serious discussions and my children both knew that they had a friend in Him. Telling my children about religion made their childhood secure and happy and comforted them when they were unhappy. I think religion should be a part of every household and children should be exposed to it from birth.

I think there's no such age being taught about religion. As children growing older it must be learn about religion so that in his/her maturity age will observe and know about God and most especially knows how to respect people in the name God...At zero age it must be teach about God and religion to make him/her a better person when growing up...

Well, i am atheist, and so are my parents, so i really can't help you with that :(

I think I would probably tell them about religion at about 4 or 5 years.