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Children Thrive When Parents Follow Religious Beliefs
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Children Thrive When Parents Follow Religious Beliefs, Study Shows LifeSiteNews ^ | 4/25/07 | Gudrun Schultz Posted on 04/25/2007 4:18:36 PM PDT by wagglebee MISSISSIPPI, April 25, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Children with religious parents are better behaved and appear happier than children raised by parents without the influence of religious faith, a new study has shown. The first to examine the impact of religion on the development of young children, the study was authored by John Bartkowski, a sociologist with Mississippi State University. Bartkowski's team questioned the parents and teachers of more than 16,000 children, asking the adults to rate the children--most of them age six--on self- control, frequency of poor or unhappy behavior, and their ability to respect and work with peers. The results were compared to the parents' rate of attendence at church services, how frequently they talked about faith with their child, and whether or not there was arguing over religion in the home. The children of parents who regularly attended church services and talked with their child about religion were rated by both parents and teachers as showing better behavior, self-control skills and social skills than children from non-religious families. Children whose parents both attended church regulary were rated as having the best behavior and being the most well-adjusted. Bartkowski attributed the impact of parental faith on children to three factors, according to a special LiveScience report published April 24. The community support provided by a religious congregation could be a help to parents in improving their parenting skills and reinforcing the guidelines they offer their children, Bartkowski said. The children might be influenced by hearing those same guidelines expressed by others and "take more to heart the messages that they get in the home." As well, religious congregations tend to emphasize self-sacrificing, pro-family values, which could be "very, very important in shaping how parents relate to their kids, and then how children develop in response." The sacred meaning and importance given to the role of parents by religious denominations was a third factor identified by Bartkowski as having an impact on the well-being of children. Disputes and arguments in the home over religion, however, were correlated with increased problems for the children. "Religion can hurt if faith is a source of conflict or tension in the family," Bartkowski said. The study did not account for the possiblity that parents of better- behaved children would be more likely to attend a religious service, nor did it compare the impact different denominations may have on child behavior. "We really don't know if conservative Protestant kids are behaving better than Catholic kids or behaving better than mainline Protestant kids or Jewish kids," Bartkowski said. The study will be published in the journal Social Science Research. In a study examining the positive effects of religion on health, released last year, researchers found that regular church-goers tend to live longer. Published in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, the study from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center found that people who went to church at least once a week lived on average an additional two to three years over those who did not attend church regularly. |
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Children Thrive When Parents Follow Religious Beliefs
On May 1, 6:12 pm, Sound of Trumpet
wrote: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1823553/posts Children Thrive When Parents Follow Religious Beliefs, Study Shows LifeSiteNews ^ | 4/25/07 | Gudrun Schultz Posted on 04/25/2007 4:18:36 PM PDT by wagglebee MISSISSIPPI, April 25, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Children with religious parents are better behaved and appear happier than children raised by parents without the influence of religious faith, a new study has shown. The first to examine the impact of religion on the development of young children, the study was authored by John Bartkowski, a sociologist with Mississippi State University. Bartkowski's team questioned the parents and teachers of more than 16,000 children, asking the adults to rate the children--most of them age six--on self- control, frequency of poor or unhappy behavior, and their ability to respect and work with peers. The results were compared to the parents' rate of attendence at church services, how frequently they talked about faith with their child, and whether or not there was arguing over religion in the home. The children of parents who regularly attended church services and talked with their child about religion were rated by both parents and teachers as showing better behavior, self-control skills and social skills than children from non-religious families. Children whose parents both attended church regulary were rated as having the best behavior and being the most well-adjusted. Bartkowski attributed the impact of parental faith on children to three factors, according to a special LiveScience report published April 24. The community support provided by a religious congregation could be a help to parents in improving their parenting skills and reinforcing the guidelines they offer their children, Bartkowski said. The children might be influenced by hearing those same guidelines expressed by others and "take more to heart the messages that they get in the home." As well, religious congregations tend to emphasize self-sacrificing, pro-family values, which could be "very, very important in shaping how parents relate to their kids, and then how children develop in response." The sacred meaning and importance given to the role of parents by religious denominations was a third factor identified by Bartkowski as having an impact on the well-being of children. Disputes and arguments in the home over religion, however, were correlated with increased problems for the children. "Religion can hurt if faith is a source of conflict or tension in the family," Bartkowski said. The study did not account for the possiblity that parents of better- behaved children would be more likely to attend a religious service, nor did it compare the impact different denominations may have on child behavior. "We really don't know if conservative Protestant kids are behaving better than Catholic kids or behaving better than mainline Protestant kids or Jewish kids," Bartkowski said. The study will be published in the journal Social Science Research. In a study examining the positive effects of religion on health, released last year, researchers found that regular church-goers tend to live longer. Published in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, the study from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center found that people who went to church at least once a week lived on average an additional two to three years over those who did not attend church regularly. I think this sounds pretty biased as studies go. While there might be instances of better behavior in religious familes, I doubt that this is predomenantly the case. From what I have seen, it just doesn't seem to be the case. |
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Troll: Children Thrive When Parents Follow Religious Beliefs
On May 1, 8:54 pm, " wrote:
On May 1, 6:12 pm, Sound of Trumpet wrote: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1823553/posts Children Thrive When Parents Follow Religious Beliefs, Study Shows LifeSiteNews ^ | 4/25/07 | Gudrun Schultz I think this sounds pretty biased as studies go. While there might be instances of better behavior in religious familes, I doubt that this is predomenantly the case. From what I have seen, it just doesn't seem to be the case. You're responding to low-quality propaganda posted by a troll. Don't take it too seriously. |
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Children Thrive When Parents Follow Religious Beliefs
wrote in message oups.com... ... I think this sounds pretty biased as studies go. While there might be instances of better behavior in religious familes, I doubt that this is predomenantly the case. From what I have seen, it just doesn't seem to be the case. When I was coaching kids on a church soccer team (the church also had a school) in a public league (the church fielded about 1 of 8 teams in various age-groups), the kids were really well behaved compared to the other teams I have coached in the same city (actually, the only other teams that I coached where the kids were as well behaved was in Harlem and young teams 1st and 2nd grade). Yet, I would think that some atheist families would score high. I know one family where the parents are not practicing, and the family is great. Jeff |
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Children Thrive When Parents Follow Religious Beliefs
One fine day in alt.atheism, Sound of Trumpet
bloodied us up with this: Children Thrive When Parents Follow Religious Beliefs, Study Shows Children don't thrive, numbskull. Reproduction does. -- Uncle Vic aa Atheist #2011 Supervisor, EAC Department of little adhesive-backed "L" shaped chrome-plastic doo-dads to add feet to Jesus fish department. Convicted by Earthquack. Plonked by Fester. Member Duke Spanking Club. |
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Troll: Children Thrive When Parents Follow Religious Beliefs
One fine day in alt.atheism, *Anarcissie* bloodied
us up with this: On May 1, 8:54 pm, " wrote: On May 1, 6:12 pm, Sound of Trumpet wrote: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1823553/posts Children Thrive When Parents Follow Religious Beliefs, Study Shows LifeSiteNews ^ | 4/25/07 | Gudrun Schultz I think this sounds pretty biased as studies go. While there might be instances of better behavior in religious familes, I doubt that this is predomenantly the case. From what I have seen, it just doesn't seem to be the case. You're responding to low-quality propaganda posted by a troll. Don't take it too seriously. OK, but the fun-factor is up there. -- Uncle Vic aa Atheist #2011 Supervisor, EAC Department of little adhesive-backed "L" shaped chrome-plastic doo-dads to add feet to Jesus fish department. Convicted by Earthquack. Plonked by Fester. Member Duke Spanking Club. |
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Children Thrive When Parents Follow Religious Beliefs
On May 1, 6:12 pm, Sound of Trumpet
wrote: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1823553/posts Children Thrive When Parents Follow Religious Beliefs, Study Shows LifeSiteNews ^ | 4/25/07 | Gudrun Schultz Posted on 04/25/2007 4:18:36 PM PDT by wagglebee MISSISSIPPI, April 25, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Children with religious parents are better behaved and appear happier than children raised by parents without the influence of religious faith, a new study has shown. The first to examine the impact of religion on the development of young children, the study was authored by John Bartkowski, a sociologist with Mississippi State University. Bartkowski's team questioned the parents and teachers of more than 16,000 children, asking the adults to rate the children--most of them age six--on self- control, frequency of poor or unhappy behavior, and their ability to respect and work with peers. The results were compared to the parents' rate of attendence at church services, how frequently they talked about faith with their child, and whether or not there was arguing over religion in the home. The children of parents who regularly attended church services and talked with their child about religion were rated by both parents and teachers as showing better behavior, self-control skills and social skills than children from non-religious families. Children whose parents both attended church regulary were rated as having the best behavior and being the most well-adjusted. Bartkowski attributed the impact of parental faith on children to three factors, according to a special LiveScience report published April 24. The community support provided by a religious congregation could be a help to parents in improving their parenting skills and reinforcing the guidelines they offer their children, Bartkowski said. The children might be influenced by hearing those same guidelines expressed by others and "take more to heart the messages that they get in the home." As well, religious congregations tend to emphasize self-sacrificing, pro-family values, which could be "very, very important in shaping how parents relate to their kids, and then how children develop in response." The sacred meaning and importance given to the role of parents by religious denominations was a third factor identified by Bartkowski as having an impact on the well-being of children. Disputes and arguments in the home over religion, however, were correlated with increased problems for the children. "Religion can hurt if faith is a source of conflict or tension in the family," Bartkowski said. The study did not account for the possiblity that parents of better- behaved children would be more likely to attend a religious service, nor did it compare the impact different denominations may have on child behavior. "We really don't know if conservative Protestant kids are behaving better than Catholic kids or behaving better than mainline Protestant kids or Jewish kids," Bartkowski said. The study will be published in the journal Social Science Research. In a study examining the positive effects of religion on health, released last year, researchers found that regular church-goers tend to live longer. Published in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, the study from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center found that people who went to church at least once a week lived on average an additional two to three years over those who did not attend church regularly. yeah until they grab daddy's unlocked gun as a result of all their suppressed aggression and shoot up their schoolyard in the name Jea- sus.. |
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Children Thrive When Parents Follow Religious Beliefs
On Wed, 02 May 2007 02:31:48 GMT, "Jeff" wrote:
wrote in message roups.com... ... I think this sounds pretty biased as studies go. While there might be instances of better behavior in religious familes, I doubt that this is predomenantly the case. From what I have seen, it just doesn't seem to be the case. When I was coaching kids on a church soccer team (the church also had a school) in a public league (the church fielded about 1 of 8 teams in various age-groups), the kids were really well behaved compared to the other teams I have coached in the same city (actually, the only other teams that I coached where the kids were as well behaved was in Harlem and young teams 1st and 2nd grade). Yet, I would think that some atheist families would score high. I know one family where the parents are not practicing, and the family is great. Jeff Going to church regularly - as opposed to what? This is not a study on religion, but a study on family groups where the parents take interest in their families. Correlation means nothing without context. Compare the church goers with families who camp regularly, or attend family sports events and my guess is you will not have the same result. |
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Children Thrive When Parents Follow Religious Beliefs
Just because you like what your sources say doesn't mean it's reality.
Why do you ALWAYS use right-wing/religious sources? "Sound of Trumpet" wrote in message oups.com... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1823553/posts Children Thrive When Parents Follow Religious Beliefs, Study Shows LifeSiteNews ^ | 4/25/07 | Gudrun Schultz Posted on 04/25/2007 4:18:36 PM PDT by wagglebee MISSISSIPPI, April 25, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Children with religious parents are better behaved and appear happier than children raised by parents without the influence of religious faith, a new study has shown. The first to examine the impact of religion on the development of young children, the study was authored by John Bartkowski, a sociologist with Mississippi State University. Bartkowski's team questioned the parents and teachers of more than 16,000 children, asking the adults to rate the children--most of them age six--on self- control, frequency of poor or unhappy behavior, and their ability to respect and work with peers. The results were compared to the parents' rate of attendence at church services, how frequently they talked about faith with their child, and whether or not there was arguing over religion in the home. The children of parents who regularly attended church services and talked with their child about religion were rated by both parents and teachers as showing better behavior, self-control skills and social skills than children from non-religious families. Children whose parents both attended church regulary were rated as having the best behavior and being the most well-adjusted. Bartkowski attributed the impact of parental faith on children to three factors, according to a special LiveScience report published April 24. The community support provided by a religious congregation could be a help to parents in improving their parenting skills and reinforcing the guidelines they offer their children, Bartkowski said. The children might be influenced by hearing those same guidelines expressed by others and "take more to heart the messages that they get in the home." As well, religious congregations tend to emphasize self-sacrificing, pro-family values, which could be "very, very important in shaping how parents relate to their kids, and then how children develop in response." The sacred meaning and importance given to the role of parents by religious denominations was a third factor identified by Bartkowski as having an impact on the well-being of children. Disputes and arguments in the home over religion, however, were correlated with increased problems for the children. "Religion can hurt if faith is a source of conflict or tension in the family," Bartkowski said. The study did not account for the possiblity that parents of better- behaved children would be more likely to attend a religious service, nor did it compare the impact different denominations may have on child behavior. "We really don't know if conservative Protestant kids are behaving better than Catholic kids or behaving better than mainline Protestant kids or Jewish kids," Bartkowski said. The study will be published in the journal Social Science Research. In a study examining the positive effects of religion on health, released last year, researchers found that regular church-goers tend to live longer. Published in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, the study from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center found that people who went to church at least once a week lived on average an additional two to three years over those who did not attend church regularly. |
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Children Thrive When Parents Follow Religious Beliefs
"Uncle Vic" wrote in message ... One fine day in alt.atheism, Sound of Trumpet bloodied us up with this: Children Thrive When Parents Follow Religious Beliefs, Study Shows Children don't thrive, numbskull. Reproduction does. 1) No need to insult people. That is so childish. 2) Thrive is the proper verb to use. Thrive means to make stead progress; to prosper as well as to grow vigorously, to flourish. Obviously, by grow vigorously, they mean as emotionally, not physically. Jeff -- Uncle Vic aa Atheist #2011 Supervisor, EAC Department of little adhesive-backed "L" shaped chrome-plastic doo-dads to add feet to Jesus fish department. Convicted by Earthquack. Plonked by Fester. Member Duke Spanking Club. |
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