Christening for a 6 yo and 1 yo?

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LillyCandC · 11/06/2023 11:07

So… we haven’t christened our 6 year old because he was an awfully difficult baby for the first year, then we lived abroad and then Covid came around etc etc… now he has a sister who turned one this week. I want to do a joint christening for both my DS and DD in August when weather is guaranteed to be warm and people tend to be less busy as we have friends and family all over the country.
however my DH thinks it’s a silly idea and I’m just going to throw money away plus ‘no one Christens a 6 year old’. What do you all think?

YBU - your DH is right, there’s no point now
YNBU - christening should go ahead

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LillyCandC · 11/06/2023 11:19

@CC4712 I wouldn’t say we’re regular church goers. We definitely go twice a year - Easter service and Christmas service. We both believe in God but we’re not overly dogmatic. So there’s still a part of me for example that says I would like my babies to be christened and I would like our f&f to be around to witness it. DS also goes to CofE school so they talk quite a bit about the Bible there so we have quite a few chats with him about all sorts of Christian topics.

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Tree543 · 11/06/2023 11:18

We got our 2 ds's christened when they were 9 months and 3 1/2. Luckily we only had a few close family members present because the 3 year old had a big tantrum and refused to go anywhere near the font. I still have nightmares about that day!

Lcb123 · 11/06/2023 11:13

I don’t think the age matters but are you practicing Christians, attend church regularly etc? If not, I wouldn’t do any christening, it’s a religious ceremony not just a party

CC4712 · 11/06/2023 11:12

Are you regular church goers? You could always let the children decide when they are adults if they want to be christened. No reason a 6yr can't be christened though- why couldn't they?

SIL got christened herself on the same day as her 2 children.

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