Children Learn To Pray
Teaching children to pray can be accomplished with consistent application of 5 simple techniques.
1. Are you seen praying? Your children will learn to praying and will see the importance of praying when they see you praying. Leave your door open when you pray so your children will see your example.
2. Where is my toy? My children become very emotional when they cannot find a toy. Try using this as an opportunity to promote their belief in God. The toy will be found and they will make a connection with faith and prayers.
3. Repetition and rituals. Repetition is a good teacher especially when you combine that with meals, waking up and bed time. These become habit forming.
4. Teach the power of personal prayer. Accepting Jesus Christ into our lives is a very powerful experience and it comes through personal prayer. Our children can tell God anything and this is an important step.
5. Spiritual stage fright. As adults sometimes we feel nervous when we are asked to say a prayer in public. Perhaps we are afraid we will stumble over our words. An imperfect prayer from the hear is far more meaningful that eloquent prayers that are repetitious. Our children we learn from our example.
6. Brief prayers. Life is flying by sometimes and everyone forgets their prayers from time to time. Your children will surely notice this so try having short prayers in the car while flying to be on time. This will still teach children the value of prayers even if it is short.
Families that pray together will stay together as the saying goes. Prayer teaches reverence and humility. When children pray for lost toys and other things it develops faith at a very early age.
