It’s taken me my whole life to answer this question. I was never raised. My parents provided food, shelter, and clothing. They also were both physically abusive. My mom was sexually abusive. Childhood kind of sucked, generally.

As I aged chronologically, I began to figure out Right from Wrong through my lived experience, reading, and listening to podcasts, etc.

For example, I used to be an arrogant atheist who failed to acknowledge atheism as a religion. I failed to admit to myself at the time that there are definitely limitations to humanity’s perception abilities (which, we know that dogs and cats, for example, see a wider visible spectra than we humans do– and human perception includes any technological tools we build to try to enhance our biologically based human perception) could ever perceive the totality of the Universe/Time/Space/Existence/God’s Creation/Truth.

Just look at the number pi. Look at DNA. Look at us. This universe. An atom.

So. 2 children have entered my life that I’m directly responsible for. And all children out there that deserved to be actually raised by us, societally.

So. How do we raise our children?

First, the obvious– we need to build trust/show Love and Care to our children first so that when we have conversations with our children and use real-life examples from their lives to apply Natural Law (e.g., taking a toy from school; when someone hits you at school first, how to navigate that; why we should avoid eating animal products, importance of not viewing the teacher as an authority figure, etc.), they actually listen and heed the advice we give.

Also, I, for one, do not allow my kids much screen time (usually just on weekends, for one movie). Instead, we have them choose from a collection of books that we can read with them at any time.

Many of these books I now realize are mind control devices– which were, interestingly, available for free through the Government Propaganda Machine/Franklin’s gift to the U.S. public perverted– a.k.a. my local public library.

But some books/media are good and seem to deliver a clear message of Right vs. Wrong (listed below).

And when my kids read books with me or do watch movies or shows, I pre-screen the material as much as I can for immoral messaging– do the Good Guys win? Are the Good Guys actually Good? Are there options to see animals as sentient beings? Does the book or movie have a moral message?

Some Books I Read to My Kids (who are toddlers/preschoolers right now):

• Anything written by Beatrix Potter. I really like The Tale of Mr. Tod (there’s a clear Wrong and the rabbits summon courage, in the face of definite danger to themseles, to do Right).
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl. I need to refresh my memory on his other books but I remember liking his work when I was a child. I’ll probably do Matilda next.
• Dr. Seuss anything– especially The Butter Battle Book which is one of his lesser known books– talking about the ridiculousness of war. Obviously also The Lorax and The Grinch.
• Animal Farm by George Orwell
• Anything written by E.B. White, including Charlotte’s Web and The Trumpet of the Swan.
• The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

Honorable Mentions

• I like The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe but it’s got some externalization of savior/God issues, which is the central problem of all religions… Also, problematic ending with the children becoming monarchs/trying to talk about the problem with Government/Authority… but it’s got a spiritual war between Right vs. Wrong so there’s that.
• Almost all the books from the Berenstain Bears collection (with the exception of externalization of God, trusting authority figures like doctors and teachers).

Some Things My Kid Can Watch:

• The Lego Movie (very metaphorical, “Bad Cop,” “Lord Business,” and becoming a “Master Builder” discussion topics)
• The Lego Batman Movie (engaging in shadow work to change within oneself and do Right— just recommend a conversation on police as order followers first)
• Bluey
• My Neighbor Totoro
• The Tale of Princess Kaguya
• Peanuts movies, generally
• Mr. Rogers TV series (he talks about morality and kindness and the long shots alone are a welcome respite from the epilepsy-inducing cuts on most kids’ shows today)

Honorable Mentions

• The Super Mario Bros. Movie (not into the commercialization of it of course but the story itself was fine).
• Old Sesame Street seasons, generally. Not the newer, most recent seasons.

What I Try to Steer My Kids Away From

I don’t let my kids watch anything related to Pokemon. It’s basically cockfighting and animal enslavement dressed up as cutesy anime.

I also am trying to steer my kids away from Transformers. There’s some transhumanist themes in the more recent iteration.

Not into Paw Patrol either. I don’t know how this TV series used to be, nor do I care, but Good/Bad are left ambiguous.

Disney films… I can’t.

I’m trying to steer my kid away from the superhero/Marvel series. I’ve been trying to get him into Batman instead– just a person/no superpowers who takes it upon himself to become a superhero.

Starting next year, I am enrolling my older kid in a Waldorf school, based on the work of Rudolf Steiner. It sucks it’s private/one has to pay for it, but at least I can try to support the actual education for the next generation.

Raising kids is hard in the mind control milieu we find ourselves in on this planet. But it’s possible to do with discernment and a fundamental understanding of Natural Law (please see my previous post) and just, sheer Will.

I am setting an intention, in writing, here, by treating my Right choice as an outcome that has already happened: I will raise Good/Right children and support other parents through this blog in doing the same– we will collectively raise children Right under Natural Law.