SHOULD PARENTS TRY TO INSTILL THEIR BELIEFS ABOUT RELIGION IN THEIR CHILDREN OR LEAVE IT UP TO THEM TO DECIDE?

Most of people in the world belong to a religion, and most of the time because it has been instilled in them for their parents. No matter what religion it is parents believe that it is the correct religion, so they try to make their kids to follow their beliefs. Whether it is for good or not there is still one question to be asked: Should parents try to instill their beliefs about religion in their children or leave it up to them to decide? And the answer to that question is: No, parents should not try to instill their beliefs in their children they should leave it up to them.

Parents have to give their kids the opportunity to explore and decide which religion is the one that they feel more attracted to. There are lot of religions out there, and we do not really know exactly what all of them are about; we do not know their customs completely we only know what we can see from the outside as spectators. Exploring religions will have the reaction of letting kids to choose the one they feel more suited to.

The basis of parent’s beliefs in religion may not have the correct basis. Nobody really knows if the parents of a child might have stable basis for their beliefs. Most of the time beliefs are instilled generation over generation and nobody has really stop and think if his instilled beliefs have the correct or a stable basis. Sometimes people just follow religion’s beliefs because they have been instilled in them since they were kids, and since when we are kids we believe everything people tell us we of course are going to grow up as true believers of something we do not really know. Parents should leave their kids to choose by themselves their own religion so they grow up as believers of something they do really know about.

Parents should not try to instill their beliefs in their children they should leave it up to them. The world has been divided not only by languages but for beliefs too, including beliefs in religion. Religion is a big deal nowadays, on some countries more than others, and one day it might be a big deal worldwide so we have to be careful in what we put in children’s mind. Beliefs on religion are very important but as human beings everyone has the right to choose on what they want to believe.