Is Twilight a good form of literature for my daughter?
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From what I have seen of the Twilight series there are love connections between the characters.
Not sure how old your daughter is but I would say that the books are for a more mature teenager.
Also the characters are Vampires, werewolves and other creatures of that sort.
I understand children often want things they perceive as trendy or "IN".
I prefer not to give my kids (all now grown adults) any kind of a dark nature & non-Christian. However they have to live in this world and there is so much exposure of this they will get without my consent, so I might as well give them some that I know about and discuss it with them. That is what I did with my kids when they were teenagers.
So age appropriate is always the first thing. Do buy a copy and read quite a bit yourself before you hand it over. Just in case it is worse than you thought. My brother did this with the Harry Potter books (his kids didn't get them until they got a little older and he could talk to them about it).
The other thing to decide is should I be exposing my children to this kind of Non-Christian subject matter? That you and your wife need to work out.
Certainly before you say YES PRAY about it with your wife and take a few days to make up your mind.
Do look into alternatives. My suggestion is "Anne of Green Gables" is a wonderful young girls series on DVD and in books. More for girls say 8 to 12. Depending on how mature they are and of course her tastes. There are plenty of other kids series of books that have DVDs as well. The "Baby Sitters Club" and others like that.
Praying for the Lord to help guide you in this matter and for His work in your daughters heart so that she will be able to receive what you and your wife decide. Amen
Not sure how old your daughter is but I would say that the books are for a more mature teenager.
Also the characters are Vampires, werewolves and other creatures of that sort.
I understand children often want things they perceive as trendy or "IN".
I prefer not to give my kids (all now grown adults) any kind of a dark nature & non-Christian. However they have to live in this world and there is so much exposure of this they will get without my consent, so I might as well give them some that I know about and discuss it with them. That is what I did with my kids when they were teenagers.
So age appropriate is always the first thing. Do buy a copy and read quite a bit yourself before you hand it over. Just in case it is worse than you thought. My brother did this with the Harry Potter books (his kids didn't get them until they got a little older and he could talk to them about it).
The other thing to decide is should I be exposing my children to this kind of Non-Christian subject matter? That you and your wife need to work out.
Certainly before you say YES PRAY about it with your wife and take a few days to make up your mind.
Do look into alternatives. My suggestion is "Anne of Green Gables" is a wonderful young girls series on DVD and in books. More for girls say 8 to 12. Depending on how mature they are and of course her tastes. There are plenty of other kids series of books that have DVDs as well. The "Baby Sitters Club" and others like that.
Praying for the Lord to help guide you in this matter and for His work in your daughters heart so that she will be able to receive what you and your wife decide. Amen
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And thank you for the quick reply, I didn't know it was about vampires, or anything of the sort. I'll pray more about it.
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Proverbs 22:6 says Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it. Watch carefully what you allow into your child's life.
Probably not the BEST type of reading she could pick up, but its more romantic than sexual or in dealing with magic or the occult with would then be an immediate no. So if I were u I would allow it and even go as far as to talk to her about it while shes reading it to make sure u know where her mind is concerning it
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Good proverbs quotation, and agree with the following post.
I don't know the Twilight series, so cannot comment directly.
More important than shielding our children from the world's influence, is to give them the skills to recognise and deal with the world's influence.
Unless the material stands in complete opposition to the values you want your children to absorb, I would urge you to consider reading the books with your daughter and to encourage her to think about the values and the messages of the book. Who are the heroes, what do you admire about them? did they make any mistakes? what would you do in their situation? Is what happened in the story fair? Is life really like that?
Written in a list, those questions sound a bit like an inquisition, but you could begin that kind of conversation gently. That sort of thinking is also part of being a good reader.
My daughter (5yrs) is transfixed by Disney princesses. I have my issues with that. We had a really interesting conversation about whether beautiful people were always good people ...
I don't know the Twilight series, so cannot comment directly.
More important than shielding our children from the world's influence, is to give them the skills to recognise and deal with the world's influence.
- Censorship is often counterproductive. Banning something usually increases the attraction
- The day will come when you cannot protect your children from the world
Unless the material stands in complete opposition to the values you want your children to absorb, I would urge you to consider reading the books with your daughter and to encourage her to think about the values and the messages of the book. Who are the heroes, what do you admire about them? did they make any mistakes? what would you do in their situation? Is what happened in the story fair? Is life really like that?
Written in a list, those questions sound a bit like an inquisition, but you could begin that kind of conversation gently. That sort of thinking is also part of being a good reader.
My daughter (5yrs) is transfixed by Disney princesses. I have my issues with that. We had a really interesting conversation about whether beautiful people were always good people ...
I've prayed on it, and decided that it is a good book for her, and that it's just a book, a form of entertainment. I thank you all for your replies.
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Hello Mr. Handy,
I know that you have made your decision but I would like you to encourage you to read some reviews on the series so that you can have a better understanding on the content of the books. (Just google the words: "Twilight, Christian, book, Reviews".) What I have read was interesting. Though what I have read were (as far as I know).... were not written by Christians, the people who wrote them were sensitive to what we were concerned about... our relationship with the Lord.
I work at an elementary school library and don't allow the book on our shelves because the content is for a maturer audience ~ Teens & adults in the secular sense. What you say is true: "it's just a book, a form of entertainment" but it also has a voice like all things. And just like God spoke life into this world, the enemy does the same thing, but he speaks lies, destruction and death. So we need to be discerning to everything we hear.
The soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit. - Psalm 15:4
The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit. - Psalm 18: 21
I've never read the book myself and have no desire to. But I also know of Christians who have read it. I will not judge but please discern the voices that speak into your "Snowflake's life". She is precious and unique. This will be my prayer for you ~ that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God. (Philippians 1: 9-11)
Many Blessings,
Snowrose
I know that you have made your decision but I would like you to encourage you to read some reviews on the series so that you can have a better understanding on the content of the books. (Just google the words: "Twilight, Christian, book, Reviews".) What I have read was interesting. Though what I have read were (as far as I know).... were not written by Christians, the people who wrote them were sensitive to what we were concerned about... our relationship with the Lord.
I work at an elementary school library and don't allow the book on our shelves because the content is for a maturer audience ~ Teens & adults in the secular sense. What you say is true: "it's just a book, a form of entertainment" but it also has a voice like all things. And just like God spoke life into this world, the enemy does the same thing, but he speaks lies, destruction and death. So we need to be discerning to everything we hear.
The soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit. - Psalm 15:4
The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit. - Psalm 18: 21
I've never read the book myself and have no desire to. But I also know of Christians who have read it. I will not judge but please discern the voices that speak into your "Snowflake's life". She is precious and unique. This will be my prayer for you ~ that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God. (Philippians 1: 9-11)
Many Blessings,
Snowrose
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Nooooooooo (allows for 10 characters)
You have probably made a decision by now, but I squealed when
I saw 'my little snowflake'. That is about the cutest thing I have ever
read! I need to remember to call my future children my little
snowflakes! :cute-animated: Heehee!
