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title: "\"Why Not?\"—Kids and Personal Conviction"
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date: "2023-04-12"
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topics:
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# "Why Not?"—Kids and Personal Conviction

> Parents face tough decisions about Halloween, screen time, and Harry Potter—areas where Scripture doesn't give explicit answers. Jamie Erickson discusses navigating personal conviction and Christian liberty in parenting.

**Type:** Articles  
**Published:** April 12, 2023  
**Authors:** [Moody Radio](https://www.bibletolife.com/resources/authors/moody-radio)  
**Topics:** [Family Life](https://www.bibletolife.com/resources/topics/family-life), [Parenting](https://www.bibletolife.com/resources/topics/parenting)  
**Perspective:** Engage

There is A LOT of information out there about the right and wrong ways to parent your kids. And thankfully, we have the scriptures to guide us in the way that children should go when it comes to absolute truth—but what about personal conviction? Those things that aren’t explicitly detailed in scripture like Halloween, screen time, and Harry Potter?

Where does Christian liberty come into play? Tune in to this conversation with author Jamie Erickson for a conversation on all things kids and personal conviction.

[Listen to more episodes of the Car Seat Questions podcast here.](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/carseat-questions/id1678170240)

## For Further Reading

[Parenting With Scripture](https://www.bibletolife.com/resources/books/parenting-with-scripture)

by Kara Durbin