| Many parents these days are putting their children in | | | | God chose them to be together -- He hand picked |
| preschool in the mistaken belief that the sooner their | | | | the sibling team you have been blessed with -- do |
| young ones are institutionalized, the better. While | | | | not force them apart.4. Preschool undermines a |
| some parents are forced by circumstance to put | | | | mother's intention to homeschoolA mother gets used |
| their children in the care of others during the day, | | | | to "the break" and often goes back to work when |
| many are doing so as the result of being influenced | | | | her children are in preschool. Even if she intended on |
| by the propaganda of the universal preschool lobby.In | | | | homeschooling when the children became five and |
| targeted advertising campaigns, news reports and | | | | older, coming back home is often too much of a |
| parenting magazines, preschool is being touted as the | | | | lifestyle change for her. She never learned to handle |
| best place for children to spend their day. Families are | | | | multiple children at home all week and becomes |
| being inundated with the message that if they do not | | | | intimidated at the thought of suddenly being home |
| separate from even their babies, their children will | | | | alone with her own children. Deep in her heart, she |
| suffer dire consequences. Nothing could be further | | | | knows the bond between her and her offspring has |
| from the truth.The fact is, there is no evidence that | | | | been disrupted, and that she has not "gone through |
| healthy children from healthy homes benefit from | | | | the fire" of learning to deal with her children all day, all |
| preschool at all. Furthermore, the research shows | | | | week.In contrast, there is a peace about |
| that there are no long-lasting benefits to preschool | | | | homeschooling mothers who stayed the course, who |
| even for those from disadvantaged backgrounds. | | | | did not delegate thier children to others, who |
| Studies have shown more advanced developmental | | | | cultivated a close walk with Jesus - they have gone |
| skills and greater empathy in children who stay home | | | | through His refining fire as they cared for their little |
| with mom, while increased aggression and sadness | | | | ones, and found He never let them fall. They look |
| occur in those who spend the day away from their | | | | back on the preschool years with great |
| mothers.What we are seeing is a massive push to | | | | fondness.Another reason preschool undermines a |
| divide families, to have most American children raised | | | | potential homeschool is because mom has not |
| by strangers in institutions. Digging through the web | | | | experienced teaching her child many of the basics - |
| pages of the universal preschool advocates soon | | | | the preschool has done her job. She may then lack |
| reveals their perverted goal -- to foist mandatory, | | | | the confidence to become her children's teacher. For |
| state-funded preschool on all states, for all children, | | | | example, the preschool may have potty trained her |
| from infancy. Christians need to believe the Bible and | | | | children, taught them their colors, numbers, letters, |
| what has worked from the beginning - God's divine | | | | and even to read.Children who have always been |
| design of having MOTHERS nurture their own babies, | | | | home and taught the basics by their own mother |
| toddlers, preschoolers and older children in a loving | | | | usually have no problem accepting mom as their main |
| Christian home, full-time. God created the family as | | | | teacher. But preschool children are often confused at |
| the vehicle for taking care of all a child's needs.Those | | | | this point, some folding their arms and declaring, "But |
| who intend on homeschooling need to understand | | | | you're not my teacher -- you're my mother!" This has |
| that homeschooling begins at birth, so they should | | | | caused moms to feel intimidated by their own |
| not put their children in preschool while they wait for | | | | children.5. Preschool exposes children to destructive |
| the child to attain compulsory education age.Corralling | | | | peer influencesProverbs 13:20 says, "He who walks |
| kids together in institutional preschools is no different | | | | with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools |
| than putting them in public school - in fact, it is even | | | | suffers harm." Parents of children sent to preschool |
| worse, as these formative years are when the child's | | | | have no idea what type of peers their children are |
| spiritual, emotional and academic foundations are | | | | being exposed to. Even in Christian preschools, there |
| being set. Parents CAN teach preschool at home - | | | | are children who come from homes that have |
| and do a much better job than any institution! If you | | | | pornography present, that allow foul TV and movie |
| are a loving Christian mother who can provide a safe | | | | programs to be seen, where abuse occurs, etc. You |
| and wholesome home for your children - then with | | | | just do not know. Even cruel words or unjust |
| YOU is where your precious children need to be. | | | | behavior from a peer or preschool worker can cause |
| Trust Jesus to give you the wisdom you need to | | | | lifelong damage to your children's view of learning and |
| raise your own young!Please consider these reasons | | | | life.Your children are gifts from God. Children are just |
| why not to place a child in a day care or preschool:1. | | | | learning the ways of the Lord and when thrown into |
| Preschool promotes inconsistent disciplineChildren | | | | an unstable environment of constantly changing peers |
| need consistent, biblical discipline. Preschool divides a | | | | and child care workers, their Godly character |
| child's heart between two sets of rules, two | | | | formation is sabotaged. God gave children parents to |
| authorities -- preschool and home. Preschool workers | | | | be their close supervisors and the guardians of their |
| do not have a vested, eternal interest in raising up | | | | heart - do not delegate this divine responsibility to |
| your child. And, they miss a lot of bad behavior | | | | anyone else.6. Preschool teaches a child a perverted |
| because God never intended one unrelated adult to | | | | form of justiceSometimes parents say, "Children |
| oversee many kids of the same age at the same | | | | need to go to preschool to learn to handle bullies". |
| time.For those who remain unconvinced, try "the 30 | | | | But a bullied child often becomes a bully. After all, no |
| second test" -- watch children playing outside in a | | | | one stopped the bully. In preschool, children learn a |
| preschool yard. Within seconds you will see many | | | | worldly, Darwinian view of life -- the survival of the |
| instances of gross bullying and other dysfunctions -- | | | | fittest. Children in preschool quickly find their place in |
| and the child care workers are too overwhelmed to | | | | the pecking order, with weak and less attractive |
| notice or to care. After all, it takes a lot of energy | | | | children getting harassed. In contrast, children who |
| and staff time to monitor so many children per adult | | | | stay home can learn a solidly biblical worldview -- a |
| and to keep the wild ones in "time outs" -- energy | | | | mother can make sure the bigger siblings learn to |
| and time they do not have.In contrast, a husband | | | | treat the little ones with the kindness of Jesus, doing |
| and wife will work out one set of rules for the | | | | good "to the least of these".7. Preschools may |
| household and have their children adhere to those | | | | inaccurately diagnose a childWe are witnessing an |
| rules no matter what time of day. Discipline at home | | | | epidemic of young children being tested, labeled and |
| is given by the same person, with the same values, | | | | drugged for ADHD and other modern conditions. |
| and by someone who is intent on shaping the | | | | Preschool these days serve as a place where |
| children's behavior, not just to keep the peace for | | | | teachers and educational "experts" prescreen children |
| the moment.2. Preschool undermines the child-parent | | | | for various mental, social, physical problems. The |
| bondA child has tremendous spiritual, emotional, | | | | parents of this generation are more vulnerable than |
| physical and learning needs from babyhood on -- that | | | | previous generations to think normal childhood and |
| are best met by someone who has an eternal, loving | | | | discipline issues are clinical problems that need therapy |
| interest in them.Children need to try out their verbal | | | | and drugs. Testing and labeling a child whose brain |
| skills one-on-one with an interested adult who knows | | | | and motor skills are still undeveloped is like diagnosing |
| and cherishes them, to safely ask all kinds of | | | | a newborn bird with a flying problem. It's best to |
| questions, to get sincere praise for the little | | | | keep your child home and far from the labeling |
| accomplishments they have throughout the day, to | | | | fanaticism that is going on.Why not give your children |
| get loving Biblical discipline, to get their basic needs | | | | a loving, stable Christian environment, surrounded by |
| met by someone who cares tremendously, and to | | | | those who love them? If you have a baby, toddler, |
| get kisses and hugs every hour from their mommy, | | | | preschooler - you ARE a homeschooler. |
| not a stranger.Parents are told that children will "get | | | | Homeschooling starts when that newborn baby is put |
| over" their despair and pain at being left by mom in a | | | | in your arms and is a natural continuum. Get off to a |
| preschool each day, but they won't get over it -- | | | | solid start in homeschooling by keeping your little |
| they will just "get over" trusting mom.3. Preschool | | | | ones at your side.Considering Homeschooling was |
| undermines sibling bondingWhen you child is grown, | | | | founded by Charles and Kathy Lowers in the spring |
| they will not remember their "preschool friends" -- it | | | | of 2001. After watching fellow Christian activists try |
| is their brothers and sisters whom they will call when | | | | to save others, but lose their own children through |
| they need help -- if they forged a strong bond in | | | | preschool and public education, Charles and Kathy |
| childhood. Preschool artificially separates siblings from | | | | asked God to show them a way to help rescue |
| each other, depriving them of the quality family time | | | | Christian children. God impressed the name and vision |
| they need to learn to love each other and be best | | | | of "Considering Homeschooling" on their hearts. |
| friends in the deep, lasting way that God intended. | | | | |