{"id":31457,"date":"2012-01-24T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-01-25T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=31457"},"modified":"2021-01-31T21:04:34","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T03:04:34","slug":"should-we-require-our-sons-to-wear-lederhosen-year-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/should-we-require-our-sons-to-wear-lederhosen-year-round\/","title":{"rendered":"Should we require our sons to wear lederhosen year-round?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t

Question:<\/h2>\n

Should we still require our sons to wear short leather shorts year-round?<\/p>\n

We are from Bavaria in the south of Germany near the Alps. In the past, it was very normal that boys wore the traditional short leather shorts with woolen knee socks. We followed this tradition not to let the boys wear any longs, as it is also still the practice at the Christian Scouts where the boys are active.<\/p>\n

We are of the opinion that it is healthy and toughening and the perfect clothing attire for a boy, as it instills a sense for more obedience and is good for character building, as the boys learn to stand uncomfortable situations. The boys are also aware that they are children and not grown-ups.<\/p>\n

The other thing is, that the boys sometimes get teased in school or on the way to school because of their bare legs and knees, which is sometimes embarrassing for them. Some people mention that it looks pitiful to see them outside in the cold with bare legs and bluish knees and that we are pitiless dressing our sons this way also in winter conditions. We do not have the feeling that our boys are suffering, as they are used to it.<\/p>\n

Should we ignore people’s comments?<\/p>\n\t

Answer:<\/h2>\n

The Bible teaches about modesty in clothing; it does not advocate any particular style of clothing. Such would vary by region and culture. So long the clothing is modest, that is all that is essential. See\u00a0Modest Apparel<\/a>\u00a0for details.<\/p>\n

To advocate a particular style of dress just because it is traditional is attempting to bind rules where none are given. To claim that there is a religious need for a locale’s traditional clothing is also wrong. As Jesus warned, “And in vain they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of me<\/em>” (Matthew 15:9).<\/p>\n

As Paul warned, to men there are things that might look beneficial but really serve no moral purpose. “Therefore, if you died with Christ from the basic principles of the world, why, as though living in the world, do you subject yourselves to regulations — “Do not touch, do not taste, do not handle,” which all concern things which perish with the using — according to the commandments and doctrines of men? These things indeed have an appearance of wisdom in self-imposed religion, false humility, and neglect of the body, but are of no value against the indulgence of the flesh<\/em>” (Colossians 2:20-23).<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Question: Should we still require our sons to wear short leather shorts year-round? We are from Bavaria in the south of Germany near the Alps. In the past, it was very normal that boys wore the traditional short leather shorts with woolen knee socks. We followed this tradition not to let the boys wear any…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[665,208,29,107],"class_list":["post-31457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-answer","tag-child-rearing","tag-clothing","tag-parenting","tag-raising-children"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":29019,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/modesty\/","url_meta":{"origin":31457,"position":0},"title":"Modesty","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"December 26, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"by Randi Roberts Sentry Magazine, September 2003 \"Do not let your adornment be merely outward-arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fine apparel -- rather let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Article"","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/modest-girl-300x200.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":13899,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/when-i-grow-up\/","url_meta":{"origin":31457,"position":1},"title":"When I Grow Up","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"April 18, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Lamentations 3:19-38 \u00a0 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Have you noticed how the world sets up different standards for children and adults? \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0You can\u2019t smoke until you\u2019re a certain age \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0You can\u2019t drink until you have reached 21 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0In some ways it makes sense, we want to protect our children\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Audio"","block_context":{"text":"Audio","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/audio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":14004,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/should-we-tell-our-children-not-to-mention-to-other-people-that-they-get-spanked\/","url_meta":{"origin":31457,"position":2},"title":"Should we tell our children not to mention to other people that they get spanked?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"October 24, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I have greatly enjoyed all the information and insights that you share on this page. My husband and I are raising three sons. We use spanking as one of our disciplinary tools with the boys, especially for the 3 Ds - deliberate disobedience, disrespect, and dishonesty. Recently one of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Childhood"","block_context":{"text":"Childhood","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/parenting\/childhood\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":18428,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/my-older-boys-are-into-heavy-metal-music-and-black-and-skull-clothing-what-do-i-do\/","url_meta":{"origin":31457,"position":3},"title":"My older boys are into heavy metal music and black and skull clothing. What do I do?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"April 16, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: My husband and I are working on our marriage after his unfaithfulness.\u00a0He wants to work it out and make things right, but I am afraid it may be too late as far as the kids are concerned. For almost ten years I had to do it all, raise the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":7906,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/how-do-you-handle-nosy-neighbors-questions-about-spanking\/","url_meta":{"origin":31457,"position":4},"title":"How do you handle nosy neighbors’ questions about spanking?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"November 28, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I have greatly enjoyed all the information and insights that you share on this page. My husband and I are raising three sons. We use spanking as one of our disciplinary tools with the boys, especially for the 3 Ds - deliberate disobedience, disrespect, and dishonesty. Recently one of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":31179,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/boys-do-better-when-raised-by-a-traditional-family\/","url_meta":{"origin":31457,"position":5},"title":"Boys Do Better When Raised by a Traditional Family","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"January 4, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Source:\u00a0Graeme Paton, \"Boys raised by traditional families 'do better at school',\"\u00a0The Telegraph, 3 January 2012 Source:\u00a0Marianne Bertrand and Jessica Pan, \"The Trouble with Boys: Social Influences and the Gender Gap in Disruptive Behavior,\"\u00a0National Bureau of Economic Research, No.17541, October 2011 A study has found that the structure of a boy's\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Issues"","block_context":{"text":"Issues","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/issues\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31457","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31457"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31457\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}