The bulk of these objections to the appropriateness of Jewish practices are based in fear and ignorance. It is our hope that through knowledge and understanding the Christian community will become more comfortable with its Jewish roots. They are not for discussion just once a week at a set time. They involve your whole life cycle as parents. This can be a heavy task, and is an awesome responsibility, speaking as a parent of two.
Children learn by example.
We must show them that our way is part of who and what they are. Brainwashing has a bad connotation, but in a certain sense it is an accurate description of the process of parenting. We wish our children to be guided by the precepts that we think are the best. But the process is different from brainwashing, because we want the child to be an active, negotiating participant in the process. In the end, we do not desire a puppet who moves only when we pull the strings, but an independent person who sees the various choices in life, and chooses God s ways.