Comments on: Teaching Your Children to Pray

By: The Mom Crowd » Reminding Your Kids of the “Christ” in Christmas

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:13:57 +0000

[...] Teach about Jesus year-round and not just at Christmas – The more your children hear about the goodness and mercies of Jesus all year, the easier it will be for them to understand the importance of Christmas. Daily read books and the Bible with them and encourage them to pray. Amanda gave some great tips on teaching your children to pray yesterday. [...]

By: Christy

Christy — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:22:47 +0000

Great post again Amanda… I truly believe that once they start to talk, they are ready to pray. I have even been praying with our youngest every night since she was born. She started saying her own prayers when she was 18 months old. It’s too sweet! We also pray for “ouchies”. Everytime we see an ambulance, we stop and pray for the people in it and for the medical personnel who are treating them. In our family, we have dealt with enough illness that we all understand the importance of prayer during that time.

By: Breanna

Breanna — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:24:52 +0000

We always pray with our kids before bed and they are beginning to enjoy praying on their own. If we walk out of the room at night and forget to pray, well… they let us know! I think it’s cool that now when we’re driving down the road and see a wreck or something, my daughter says, “Mom, we need to say a prayer for them.” And she’ll pray. I have to remind myself sometimes that this is one of the most important things we can teach our kids.

By: Gloria DeGaetano

Gloria DeGaetano — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:51:07 +0000

Thank you for this wonderful summary and reminder, Amanda. Although my little ones have flown the nest and are now adults, praying on their own, I can tell you from this mom perspective I am so glad I developed this habit early on in their lives. Nurturing an interior life is a pre-requisite to learning how to pray…Maria Montesorri used to say, we have to let children “make silence.” I agree with you and her–it’s in that silence they hear the voice of God. Blessings to you, the mom crowd and your families this holiday season and throughout the new year.

By: Janice Green

Janice Green — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:40:53 +0000

I love your blog post and intend to link to it from my http://www.honeycombfamilies.wordpress.com which is pretty new. I will check back often.