The most recent edition of Matthias Media’s enews
newsletter had a great little list of tips for teaching young children
about God. It was written by Stephanie Carmichael. Carmichael has
written several books for young kids and two of them, Grumpy Day and The Birthday Party are available to read online. Here are her tips:
Teach all the time:
Young children live in the moment. Help them to learn in the moment by
making the most of opportunities as they arise. Talk about God in the
day-to-day things you are doing.
Teach at a special time:
Try to set aside a special time to read about God. Prepare for this
time. If you are going to read the Bible, think about what you will read
and how to simplify and explain it.
Questions and answers: Listen
to your children’s questions, and give quality time to answering them.
But also ask them questions about what you’ve been trying to teach to
check they have understood. Continue Reading...
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