Teach Kids!

Have you ever felt like it’s impossible to keep the peace between your kids? One minute things are going fine and the next they’re at war! The most important skill to learn in resolving conflict is what to do with that angry feeling.

How should we help kids who need comfort? Most importantly, we want to show them where—or rather, Who—they can always turn to for true comfort, because we won’t always be there.

Do you know the difference between rules vs. boundaries? Do your kids? There’s overlap, because many rules are in place to help us respect others and keep them safe.

Very few people feel adequate to help children process their emotions, especially when something tragic happens. Children can be so different, can’t they?

I had a fun time one evening recently asking kids ages 7-12 about their thoughts on this topic–worshipping God in everyday life. I’m going to share some of their answers with you.

How can we teach kids to value others? The Bible says much about the value of life and loving others. The very first chapter has the foundational reason to value all people.

Have you heard of the 4 to 14 window? That’s the age when people are most likely to accept Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior. In 2015, the National Association of Evangelicals polled their membership to learn at what age members made this most important decision of their lives.

Mother’s Day and Father’s Day can hold all kinds of emotions for us. For some of us it’s a joyful day and we give loving sentiments to our parent and receive them from children. For others of us it’s a hard day because a relationship with a child or parent is difficult, or we’ve lost a child or parent. Every mention of the day can pour salt into a wound.

If children grow up believing there’s nothing worth dying for, they’ll end up feeling like there’s nothing worth living for.