Faith in Parenting

Today is Friday, and at our house, that means Pizza Night! In fact, I just called it in a few moments ago. Traditions like this can be a lot of fun for your family. It’s simple, everyone enjoys it, and your kids know what to expect.

Do you know that the same can be true of our spiritual traditions? We can build some regular faith practices into our family life just as easily as ordering a 14″ cheese pizza on Friday nights.

If this is something you haven’t considered before, take a look at these ideas to help you get started:

• Pray over your children before they walk out the door each morning. Or, if you drive them to school, pray for them in the car each day. This is a great way to let your kids know that you’re praying for them continuously, and you’ll also appreciate the unique prayer requests that your kids will share with you!
• Pray for one another while you fold laundry together.
• Ask your children to consider what it means to serve while they’re doing their chores. When you’re all finished, sit down and talk about it together.
• When your child is preparing to go to a birthday party, say a prayer together for the honoree while your child signs the birthday card.
• While you take a walk around the neighborhood together, pray for your neighbors.

There are countless ways that we can begin to weave our faith into the everyday tasks we do with our children. But don’t let yourself be sidetracked by the idea that your spiritual traditions have to be “perfect.” They don’t! Start by applying some of these small and simple ideas, and see where your family’s faith journey takes you!

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