Stages In Life

Now, let's get to the fun part

Now, let's get to the fun part. Because all of us have children at different stages of development, or if you are single, you will have children, do we parent them all the same way? No. Think about track again. Would a track coach instruct a junior high kid the same way he would instruct Carl Lewis? I don't think so. So, parents, you have to become intentional about realizing the different stages that children go through. Here are several stages. Ed Young Jr. tells us that from birth to three years of age, make sure that you pray in front of your children, at mealtimes and at bedtime. They are going to check you out. Just like our twins, Laurie and Landra, young ones may be looking around the room or begin to eat. We don't say, "Laurie don't eat, stop eating." She is twenty-two months of age. She is watching, though. We are modeling. Sing songs with them. Read them some of those cool Bible stories. Have you ever seen that book READ ALOUD BIBLE STORIES? EJ loves that book. From three to five they are going to ask you some way out questions like, "Where is heaven. What does God wear?" Those are tough ones, aren't they? You know what I have found? Turn the questions back on them. "Where do you think heaven is, EJ. What do you think God wears?" Also, hands on stuff is real big when they are that age. Let them do activities. Again that is the beauty of the church. The transcendent values we talked about a couple of weeks ago are talked about in the home, reinforced in the church. You can discuss them in an age-appropriate way from three to five. How about from six to ten, what do you do? They are going to have some hard questions then. They watch to see if Mom practices what she preaches. Sometimes my children will bottom line me or Lisa. You have to think about those things. Involve them in your faith process. Share with them what God is doing in your life. But again, parents, if you don't have the baton of faith, you can't share something you don't grasp.

by: Ed Young

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