Maybe a decade ago, a friend recommended Veggie Tales videos. Skeptical, but with nothing to lose, I borrowed her video (yes, video). Transformational. Quickly collected every video they made, and pre-ordered every new release.
One of my favorite sayings, “God made you special and He loves you very much”. This is about way more than a cartoon.
What do you use as a quick reference? You know, for locking in a story or a metaphor for something critical you expect from young children?
The older children get, the more there is to worry about (right?), like sleepovers at someone else’s place. You hope and pray that young boys will follow a good path and not stray too far from it.
Children have extremely limited experience in dealing with temptation, with peer pressure, and ultimately, they choose a path.
Our son (10) grew up watching Big Idea’s Veggie Tales. I pulled out the morale of the story from Rack, Shack & Benny last night: Do what you know to be right, even if everyone else isn’t.
Chapin asked me why I always use movies to make “philosophical” points. I smiled.