Telling The Truth and Holding Our Tongues
Sunday, April 7, 2013 at 5:00AM
Telling The Truth. Holding Our Tongues.
These are things that children (as well as adults) struggle with.
Teaching our children about the importance of telling the truth takes repeated and consistent modeling and effort, doesn't it? Teaching them to hold their tongues might even be harder - at least I think it is harder because I sometimes have a VERY difficult time holding my tongue.
This month on the Tommy Nelson blog the focus is all about honesty. Last week I shared the ways we plant seeds of honesty in our home through scripture memorization.
One of the things I love about being a Tommy Nelson Mommy is the amazing resources we receive each month. This month we have been watching another sweet Hermie movie: I Will Tell The Truth and Be Careful What I Say.
* Disclaimer: I received the above named product from Tommy Nelson Publishing in return for my honest review. I have not been compensated in any other form.
About the DVD
This is a 90 minute fully animated movie - with 2 segments. It is geared for ages 4-7, but my 8 year old giggled the whole way through.
(We have a long standing relationship with Hermie, so even my 11 year old sat down for a bit because she fondly remembers Hermie from when she was much younger!)
Each segment emphasizes the importance of telling the truth and saying I'm sorry. Most importantly, the characters emphasize that God loves for us to choose our words carefully.
My husband and son watched the movie together and had a lot of good discussions afterwards. The Hermie videos are always good jumping off points for us to discuss hard subjects with our kids.
Hermie and Friends
My kids have always loved Hermie.
There are many reader books and DVDs that all help our little ones grow in their faith. (Remember Beehaving is Best?)
Check out Hermie & Friends for free printables and more.
Giveaway
I'm pleased to be able to give one lucky reader the DVD I Will Tell The Truth and Be Careful What I Say.
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Reader Comments (55)
What a great giveaway. I've never heard of these movies before but will be looking at then as they sound great!
I think it's harder to teach honesty because you can't always know (and correct immediately) when they've lied.
I have a harder time with holding my tongue so that's more difficult for me.
I think teaching my children to hold their tongue is harder than teaching honesty. Their honest reactions to things are natural to them, while teaching them to hold their tongue often requires discernment that is harder for my little people to grasp.
That's a tough question since my oldest is just beginning to understand the concepts of truth but I am sometimes quick to anger so the tongue holding will probably be our challenge :/
Harder to teach them to hold their tongue.
Holding their tongue.
ithink it is harder to teach about holding there tongue because i know at times I have a hard time holding ming! And i know its the right thing to do!
I think when children are young it is harder to teach to hold their tongue. Being honest is simple, truth or lie, but watching what you say takes practice. You want them to contribute but too much reprimand and they might become afraid of speaking at all. Never heard of these books, I will definetly check them out! Thanks
It's definitely harder for me to teach holding the tongue because I'm not a very good role model in this area!
Definitely harder to teach them to hold their tongue, they always blurt things out without thinking.
That's a hard one, but I am going with holding their tongue. Blurting things out is a hard one for kids.
It's a mix in our household. My 9yr. old daughter has some issues with lying, but my 2 boys, ages 8 and 6, have a hard time holding their tongues.
I find it is harder to teach them the self control to hold their tongue, especially when I have not mastered that. We all have to stay diligent to guard our words.
my 4 year old is having a hard time with telling the truth
My 5 year old is realizing there is an option to the truth. I would love this!
My kids have a hard time holding their tongue. It is also hard to say why they should be careful, and which words could be hurtful or at least not helpful to heard.
I haven't heard of these videos before. But, I agree that teaching our children the importance of holding their tongue & telling the truth is very important. I would love to be able to check out the DVD!
I have found that it depends on the child. Overall, I think it is harder to teach them to hold their tongue. I certainly have a harder time with it!
We love Hermie. Buzzby was also a favorite.
Telling the truth is a challenge at our house.
My kids have seen a couple Hermie movies and we've enjoyed them. With my kids' personalities specifically, it's harder to teach about holding their tongue. They don't have trouble telling me (or most anyone else!) what they think!
One of each. Oh dear - probably because I am still tempted by both myself...
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I think it depends on how you teach them and the peers around them...if they see that others are lying and getting away with it then they may tend to follow the same...I have found with my younger 3 it has been a little easier to teach and help them understand than with my older ones...but NO never easy!!! prayer and consistency :)
My son is 2 and I'd like to get a head start on this with him.