Choosing your child's god parents Choosing your child's god parents When you are having a baby, choosing a godparent for your child can be one of the most important tasks you undertake in these beginning days of your child s life. A godparent is someone who promises to guide your child in his faith and help to raise him the way you wanted him raised in the event of your demise. It is a mistake to pick a godparent assuming that nothing will happen to you and it doesn t really matter who you choose. Never choose a friend to be a godparent unless you have no suitable family members. Friends often move on and lose touch and someone who you are no longer in contact with is not likely to come back into your child s life simply because you are gone.
Friends often don t take the godparent role seriously.
Choose someone in your family that you know will be a responsible and willing recipient of the honor. The godparent of your child should share your faith if possible, if they are to continue your child s education and guidance after you are gone. It is difficult for someone to guide another person in something they are not familiar with. A godparent is not necessarily the person who your child is left to when you die, be clear about these things in your will. Try and keep your child familiar and close with his godparents so that he is comfortable receiving guidance from them if the need arises.