How to wear a cross for a child? Is it dangerous for a child to wear a cross?

Should a child wear a cross all the time?

Does your child wear a cross?

Do you mean constantly? Even if it's small? If so, aren’t you afraid? Who knows? If not yet, then at what age will you wear it forever? 11/20/2002 Anyuta

How they were baptized - from 40 weeks. kong
Both - from one and a half months or 43 and 40 days, like most IRAs
We wear it without taking it off from 40 days old. Nothing bad happened, except that the chains had already been changed 4 times. Wear it, don't be afraid! EgorOlya
And we wear them on a cord, the chains are put off until an older age, after 10-12. Ira
Dasha - from 2 months, Kiryusha - from 42 days (both from christening). There were breaks - sort of. when the chain breaks or they come for an x-ray, it needs to be removed. So I can’t say it’s 100% without filming. I'm not afraid at all. I choose a very strong, short lace or chain - the cross should not reach the mouth. To baptize - and walk without a cross - there is no Faith in God
, IMHO. Katerina Kuzovkina
What you should be afraid of is not that the child will do something with the cross, but that the child will be left without a cross! We wear it constantly, since baptism. Harsh thread (leather lace, as it turns out, gets excessively wet when swimming and quickly breaks). There are no problems with this, and there cannot be - we are not the first, and we are not, thank God, the last! Inanna
No. rozmaita
We wear it constantly from 6 months on a short thread (sold in church). I take it off when I want to change the rope, which happens about once every 3-4 months. ponca
No, the cross hangs at the head of the crib. On the very first day after baptism, I started strangling myself with a rope, although it was very short (around the neck), and I decided that I would wear it when the child was already quite smart and, perhaps, would say that he wants to wear a cross around his neck. Tiny
Yes, all the time. On a harsh thread, quite short so that it does not dangle. In the sauna they wrapped the cross in a piece of paper, I don’t see any other reason to take it off. Olga Ovodova
We've been wearing it since birth. We rent at night, because... it spins and sometimes it is imprinted so clearly on its skin that I myself don’t understand whether it hurts or not.. In general, I take it off at night just in case Plumber Potapov
I wear mine quite calmly, just the gold chain and me!!! I constantly catch it and tear it. Right now we have it in a torn state. IrMashka
No. And, to be honest, I don’t understand what kind of child a child must be (up to 2-3 years old) to calmly wear a cross around his neck, and not try to bite it, swallow it, take it off and lose it, or choke himself with a chain :))) Let’s try to put it on 3 years, or even later. Then, when my daughter understands, this is what it is. The point is in faith, and not whether a golden cross hangs on the chest or not
. I think this way - I believe, and my faith will help me and my children, since they are an integral part of me (for sure now!), as much as our faith can help us. And the worship of objects is fetishism SunGhost
In fact, interest in the cross is lost quite quickly. And the earlier it is put on, the less interest it arouses when there is so much new and interesting around. When the child found his hands, he was also surprised. But not for several years. And you can also do things with your own hands. There’s no point in suffocating like that at all. Or stick it down your throat. We wear a cross periodically. In fact, I myself was surprised at how little interest the child showed in the cross. We tried to wear it for the first time this summer, when we went to Turkey. There was enough interest in him for a few minutes. I hang floss on a thread, it is fragile and soft. =LightA™=
In fact, ordinary safety rules require that children wear religious jewelry only on relatively short and fragile woolen threads - they break under a weight much less than the weight of the child. That's it. The risk of simply losing the cross is a matter for parents. It is not dangerous to health. Kondrateya from work
Yes. Not afraid. There has not been a single case, so don’t be afraid! My child is mobile, active, he’s crazy. But the cross is holy (really, holy), we teach it to faith, that’s all. They put it on at baptism, the child got used to it, he knows what it is. And we already know how to be baptized T_Yana
Well, really, the baby didn’t put it in his mouth at about a year and a half, when his teeth were coming out? SunGhost
I pulled - I explained that it was forbidden (you can only kiss), I bought a beautiful T_Yana teether
Well, I have a completely normal child who has been wearing it since birth, showing interest, touching it, looking at it, and sometimes trying to put it in his mouth. does not choke or swallow. He's used to it. And the cross does not cause him any inconvenience, by the way. We're not scared at all. And how could it be otherwise? Well, you can put it on so that you can’t put it in your mouth, right? Our rope is so short that you can’t really swallow the cross - the length won’t allow it. And if you hang it on a very long rope, you can suffocate and swallow it. We must take precautions. They dressed him forever from baptism (Vanya was 40 days old). We wear it without taking it off (I only take it off when swimming, because the rope will be wet). We don’t know how to be baptized yet. Bigi
Learn too! We just recently learned, we really needed to pray for our grandmother, in fact, she taught him T_Yan
We put Nyutka’s clothes on for baptism and don’t take them off. Toque
No, he doesn't. I'm afraid, I myself have repeatedly managed to twist it around my neck during sleep, until I had red stripes on my neck (although I have a thin gold chain). And what can we say about the child: he is so active both day and night. God forbid it gets caught: at least it will damage your neck. And then he pays too much attention to this cross. Therefore, they put it in the closet until better times. If a child is baptized, he is protected even if there is no cross on his neck
..... Juliet
The cross is the best protection, and an Orthodox Christian (if he really is one) must wear a cross on himself without taking it off
. Bigi
I agree, this is a rule that everyone is taught. But nevertheless they teach “do not make yourself an idol.” Faith in God is in your heart
, and not on the icon and, especially, not on the cross. So I think that for the safety of the child, we can safely make an exception. After all, by not wearing a cross, you are not renouncing it??? Juliet
Well, close to that... This is no longer faith, but one similarity! Inanna
No. She pays too much attention to the cross... When I hang it up... The time will come - the Panther will wear it
The cross is still hanging at the head of the bed, I put it on since baptism, but the cross dug into my neck, there were bruises - the cross was big. And a year ago I tried to wear it, but I didn’t like it... Kalina
I'm afraid to put it on him. At first, the cross hung at the head of the bed (or rather, Yegor slept on the floor, the cross hung high above his head on the wall). And now it’s actually in a box in the closet... When he grows up, he stops putting everything in his mouth and eats it - I’ll put it on. Loris
Hangs at the head of his crib, just as his father taught. We don’t wear it because the gold one is tiny and can be pulled off and lost. And in kindergarten they even took off my niece’s earrings, they started changing there with such things, the teachers ask them not to wear them. Kasyasya
It never even occurred to me to take off my cross for a swim... Ira
There are no problems with the rope getting wet! It dries instantly... Inanna
We've been wearing it since we were 3 months old - since we were baptized. Not afraid.
The cross is to protect, not to strangle. I am deeply convinced that nothing will happen Kat+
In general, I also believe, but an employee at work said that my husband’s brother, under the age of one year, hanged himself on it, clinging to the knob at the head of the bed, you know, they had iron beds, the round ones... I don’t know. Anyuta
I read some of the answers and am amazed.... Well, how can you put STRONG threads, essentially garrotes, on a baby????? If suddenly something gets tangled around your neck. In Europe, children are not given crosses at this age. No religion in the world specifies that a child should wear a cross around his neck. As for faith, it lies in other things, including in behavior in the world. Ol'tya
Thank God, Rus' has been baptized for more than 1000 years. Byzantium, Greece, Rome - even longer! And since then, all Christians always wear crosses, because they cannot help but wear them
. And all - from infancy, from baptism itself. And basically - just on ropes, on gaitans...AND NOTHING! Our ancestors did not know that in the 20th century people would invent new rules:.. We will talk about religious and national traditions: Taking off my hat to the possible Muslims and Jews present here, I will not “encroach” on their patrimony (if they want, they will speak out themselves). Christianity seems to have been sorted out. Next on the plan, if we keep in mind world religions, are Hinduism and Buddhism. That is, the sacred cord that they wear almost from birth. I assure you - it is much stronger and more elaborate than a simple rope (gaitan). I saw! Moreover: in one medieval Indian story I came across the following plot. The wife of one mortal flatly refused to give her newborn child to the house of her husband’s concubine, a temple dancer devadasi, for a few days. She found a simply wonderful excuse: they say that the devadasi might steal some of the precious jewelry the baby was wearing. The issue was resolved very simply. A naked baby was placed on one pan of the scale, and all his jewelry was placed on the other. The scales were EVEN (pay attention to this interesting fact!!!, after which the wife calmly released the baby to her rival’s house... And now, to complete the picture, imagine an Australian or African aborigine (albeit a small one!) without any amulets and amulets on his chest , in the nose and ears. Can you imagine? But I can’t!...But in the 20th century, humanity came up with safety rules.. And can you tell me the statistics of mortality figures in connection with wearing crosses (or something else) on children’s necks? I’m afraid that nothing like this not only does not exist, but could not have happened! For the ancestors of present-day humanity - not such stupid people as it might seem at first glance - would have immediately abolished all unnecessary and potentially dangerous traditions, having noticed at least some alarming pattern in this connection. Inanna

How to choose godparents for a baby?

When choosing godparents together with your husband, please note: they must be baptized. There can be two godparents, but there can also be one. For a boy it should be a godfather, and for a girl it should be a godmother. These should be highly moral people who could teach the child the sacraments of Christian beliefs and Christian foundations.

People of other faiths or minors cannot be godparents.
It used to be that it was necessary to choose people as godparents who could become parents for the baby if the real parents died untimely.
Godparents do not have to be a married couple.
You cannot take a woman as a godparent if less than 40 days have passed since giving birth.
A pregnant woman can be a godmother.

What should a child wear a cross on: a rope or a chain?

Question for those whose children wear crosses. What do they wear them on? Our rope gets dirty, the chain breaks. I don’t pose the question of wearing/not wearing 8.5.2002 Olga Ovodova

We carry it on a thin rope. Washable with the child. trapezund
We've been wearing it for almost a year on a gold chain and NEVER take it off. The chain hasn't broken yet. If it breaks, we'll replace it. It's almost up to my daughter's navel. But my daughter is one and a half years old. Is the chain itself short (if worn on an adult)? not fat. Obet
On a string + the simplest cross (although my godparents gave me a gray chain + a gray cross), I don’t take it off in the shower, so it’s washed with the child - the color has become a little grayish, this string costs about 5 rubles in stores, so you can feel free to change it at least once a week :) Mishutka’s mom
Both have thick short silver chains. Over the course of eight and a half years, Dasha has torn once or twice. Katerina Kuzovkina
I also have a question for those who wear it: aren’t you afraid of strings around your neck, even if there’s a cross on it? Igla
I don’t know about the rope, I’m not afraid of the chain. When my daughter plays, the chain is under her clothes, but when she sleeps, the cross just moves to her neck and that’s it. Obet
I'm not afraid and our rope is long enough. True, we were baptized one year ago. There were never any problems. But you can get caught just with the collar of your clothes or with anything at all, why does the rope raise such questions? Talyusha
Because any string is a noose... Igla
There are no such cases of a child hanging himself with a cross in my extensive collection of horror stories. But just in case, I make a short rope. Olga Ovodova
And in mine there is. My grandmother is a doctor, they brought such children to them. Therefore, my nephews, until they were 5-6 years old, had crosses simply pinned to the head of the bed. Yulyok
On a black fabric cord, sold together with a cross. Talyusha
At first there was a thread with which the cross was sold in the church, it frayed within a year. Now I took a thin cord on which I had a stone pendant. Polett
Such laces are sold at church stalls and in church tents with crosses and chains. I bought them for children, but they didn’t fit us - the knots were rubbing our necks. Therefore, we returned to the chains again. Katerina Kuzovkina
on a DIRTY rope Droplet

Where to baptize a baby?

You can go around several temples and choose the one that is closer to home or where you like it best. The baptism of a child can be carried out on any day, after the morning prayer service has taken place. Unlike a wedding, baptism can be performed on major church holidays and during Lent. It is advisable to talk to the priest in advance to buy everything you need for baptism and find out how to prepare for it. It is also necessary to stipulate the possibility of photo and video filming during the baptism.

This needs to be taken into account. that during baptism there may be other people in the temple. If the child reacts poorly to them. Perhaps it makes sense to baptize a child near home in a small church. It is advisable to agree with the priest on the date of baptism in advance.

I'm afraid to leave a cross on a child's neck

Do your kids wear crosses?

The fact is that I saw many kids with crosses (some on a chain, some on a string). And we are afraid that it will suddenly twist or crush. And we don’t wear it with either the eldest or the youngest. Do your kids wear them? If yes, then from what age, permanently or not, on a chain or on a string? 14.8.2003 Annja

From birth (more precisely, from baptism). Always. First on a string, now on a leather cord. Bigi
On a gold string, baptismal from the age of 1.5 months, both the first and second. Nothing gets twisted, wrapped, strangled, etc. 15.8.2003 9:49:17, Ira
No. Dad Egorkin wears a cross. (that’s what the father said) tash_ko
Worn since 6 months. On a string. If you don’t make the rope as long as a cow’s, then nothing will twist. Kno
We've been wearing it for the 2nd week now, there's a gold cross on a string, and he's not paying attention. Yulia L (Olya 1g 1m)
The youngest has been wearing it on a chain since she was two years old. Julia K.
Baptized at 4 months, wears a cross since 6 months, always, On a string, never takes it off. She knows it’s God’s, and she likes wearing it, but won’t let her take it off. Vot [email protected]
doesn’t wear it (he goes to the garden, I’m afraid), but sometimes he asks to be taken off the head of the bed and puts it on himself. He says that children in kindergarten walk around with a Tiny cross.
Has been wearing it since christening (from almost 4 months). Rope. We take it off for sleep. We wash the rope. An ordinary cross, bought in a church. Plumber Potapov
No. rozmaita
No, we still have it with the baptismal shirt. Irra (Seryozha 2.1)
We were baptized at the age of 1.5 months, but we have been carrying it on a string since about one year. Vesta
Yes. worn since baptism. That is, since June last year, on a string. Eura
Not yet. There is a cross, in the nightstand waiting for its time. Although I don’t even know when such a time will come for the golden cross. SunGhost
Our son is not baptized - my dad also doesn’t want his son to be baptized, I, as a dad, think: when he grows up, if he wants and needs it, he will be baptized himself. And now - I think this is just a tribute to fashion - the priests are enriching themselves at the expense of everyone who wants to baptize their children. Squishy paw
And we are not baptized yet. When we are baptized, we will not wear it. My husband and I are non-believers; our grandparents simply insist on baptism. Olja
On a string, sometimes worn. TaZayka
No, we lost him. It hung above our crib, and when we moved, it seems the movers stole it, it was so beautiful, golden. Coccinella

Infant Baptism

The main conditions for the baptism of an adult is faith in the Holy Trinity. Faith must be supported by the desire to change life by repenting of all sins committed before the Sacrament. The baptism of an infant is performed according to the faith of the parents and his godfather and mother.

The baby is baptized by calling on God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit and immersing the baptized person in water three times. This is how a person is cleansed of all sins and becomes a full member of the Church. After Baptism, a Christian can proceed to other Church Sacraments (for example, Confession and Communion). Paisiy Svyatogorets said:

“Water has a purifying meaning, therefore the priest in the Sacrament of Holy Baptism immerses a person in water. A person is washed from original sin, cleansed of sins, he is overshadowed by the Grace of God, he puts on Christ and becomes a new, regenerated person. This is the result of Holy Baptism. When Nicodemus, having come to Christ, asked Him how a person could be born again, Christ clearly answered him: “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless someone is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the Kingdom of God.” In the Sacrament of Holy Baptism, man becomes a new, perfect creation of God after the Fall” (“On Sin and Repentance”).

During Baptism, the baby is given a Christian name. Most often it coincides with the data at birth. He is given a pectoral cross as evidence that he is a follower of Jesus Christ. This is how one expresses one’s readiness to serve God and people with one’s whole life. The Savior Himself said:

“If anyone wants to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me” (Mark 8:34).

Is it dangerous for a child to wear a cross on a string?

The child has not yet been born, but the argument with the grandfather turned on the topic of the cross. He insists that a cross on a string should be on the child’s neck immediately after baptism. He says that there has never been a case where anything happened to the child. But I have big doubts about this. After all, he can pull the rope and put this cross in his mouth. But no arguments are accepted. Tell me how to convince a person that this cannot be done. Moreover, up to 3 years, probably. 24.2.2002 Vicenok

I completely agree with my grandfather. And who will the cross protect? A nightstand, perhaps? Since she was 1 month old, Gelka has had a cross on her neck and has never been strangled or caught on anything. On the contrary, this is the first object that aroused her interest in putting it on the head, taking it off, and putting it on again. And so on until 20 minutes. My father once told me a parable: that one peasant decided to take a good bath in the bathhouse and took off his cross so that it wouldn’t interfere. He was washing, slipped, fell, hit his temple and died. Here's the story. ElinaAc
The cross lies quietly in the box. No one is worse off from this. The child is 5 years old. Sofia
I, too, was afraid at first, and then I remembered how a priest told a friend of mine that it had been 1000 years since Rus' was baptized and during that time not a single child had swallowed a cross or strangled himself. We baptized both children on the 40th day. They get used to the cross as a belly button. Now the older one is starting to play with them. Grandpa is right. Ira
Since our baptism, nothing criminal has ever happened, but we have a cross under our clothes. IMHO, it doesn't do any harm. Bigi
We have been wearing a cross since the 23rd day of life, but on a short string. trapezund
Mine is baptized, but doesn’t wear a cross around his neck. My nephew chewed through his cross when he was 2.5 years old, fortunately he didn’t choke. That’s why I didn’t put it on my child and still don’t. My son is 1.4 years old today. God does not look at whether there is a cross, IMHO. mara
Of course, I know that the cross should be on the child’s neck, but after the christening the cross immediately dug into the back of the child’s neck, I don’t understand why the child is so capricious, but it turned out. Now I’m really thinking about putting the cross back. Kalina
It seems to me that if in doubt, it’s better to hang it above the crib. Stomczyk
I was also afraid at first, I hung it at the head of the head... And then they put it on, first on an easily torn cord, and then (for months ) on a silver chain (which, if anything happens, breaks quite easily). So, we don’t have a problem with suffocation. In general, The child immediately gets used to the cross and practically doesn’t notice it.
I heard that after christening, for babies, the cross is removed from their necks and hung on some kind of hook at the head of the crib. And then they put it on the neck when the children grow up Stesha
My kids wear a cross without taking it off. I put on such a lace that the cross won’t even reach my chin, much less my mouth. But I Believe in God. And I am sure that the cross cannot harm the child. Katerina Kuzovkina
Make a compromise, baptize the child when it is possible to wear a cross. gopher
Try to agree with your grandfather that you should put the cross in the crib, under your head (first under the diaper, then under the pillow), or hang it above it. Many of my friends did this, I didn’t come up with it. MMADAMM

Sacrament of Baptism

Baptism in Greek means “immersion in water.” This is the first Sacrament that enables a person to devote his life to God and join the Christian Church. A cross for infant baptism is a mandatory attribute of the Sacrament.

“Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.” (John 3.5)

Baby baptism cross