11 Places You Shouldn’t Take Your Children

Church

The Bible can be a very boring thing for most kids. I apologize if that’s blasphemous, but we live in a world of Candy Crush and Spongebob Squarepants. Children are getting increasingly harder to entertain. Squirming and screaming is great when the choir is getting the pews popping, but not so much when the pastor is giving his sermon. I think it’s important for kids to be introduced to religion and spirituality, and who doesn’t want to get them all gussied up in their Sunday best (extra points if you do this for others Sundays throughout the year besides Easter)?  Unfortunately if you don’t have VeggieTales or a children’s bible handy, you can expect your kids to be sleeping through the word of God–or worse.

Toya Sharee is a program associate for a Philadelphia non-profit that focuses on parenting education and building healthy relationships between parents, children and co-parents. She also has a passion for helping young women build their self-esteem and make well-informed choices about their sexual health. She advocates for women’s reproductive rights and blogs about everything from beauty to love and relationships. Follow her on Twitter @TheTrueTSharee or visit her blog BulletsandBlessings.