Should you wait to talk to a child about atheism?

[abaris]

I have no kids of my own, but I don't think you should shove anything down their throats at an early age. My parents were mildly religious, but they certainly didn't indoctrinate me. I was invited to make my own mind up on things. That's the right procedure in my book, since it will naturally lead to questioning anything. A child doesn't understand the concept of theism or atheism. It doesn't work that way. There was time when I thought the "Christkind" (our version of Santa) was as real as ghosts, but I grew out of it. So I would even argue, children are more vulnerable to theism, since it meets their demand for miracles and fairy stories. Atheism wouldn't find a fertile soil when they're little.