4 keys for nurturing faith at home 1. Caring conversations. Listening and responding to your child's daily concerns make it easier to talk about God. 2. Devotions. Pray before meals and at bedtime. 3. Service. Attend worship and do service projects. 4. Traditions. Rituals and celebrations speak volumes about what your family values.
Increasing
a child's enthusiasm for church means linking home and church, says
Dick Hardel of the Youth and Family Institute of Augsburg College,
Minneapolis. He suggests four keys for nurturing faith in the home and
fueling children's interest and love for worship and learning:
In Christian love you have presented these children for Holy Baptism. You should, therefore, faithfully bring them to the services of God's house .... When parents and sponsors surround the baptismal font and smile down at the soon-to-be baptized, the promises they make seem so fresh, so sincere. Keeping those promises may be easy the first few years. But as many parents know, fostering a child's interest in church can be a challenge. "Why do I have to go?" is a familiar refrain. This fussing is made louder by a culture that puts soccer games and hockey practices in competition with worship.
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