Steps to Teach Kids How to Pray
- 1). Teach kids how to prepare for prayer. When entering into a time of prayer, it is important not to have any distractions around you. Have the kids turn off any electronics and join you in a quiet space.
- 2). Describe to the kids that God wants to have a relationship with each one of them, and you can talk to him by praying. This is important because it lets kids know why they are praying and that they can do it whenever they want.
- 3). Read your kids the story in Matthew 6 when Jesus teaches his disciples how to pray. At the end the kids can recite the Lord's Prayer with you.
- 4). Give the kids ideas of things to pray about. For example, people in prayer can go to God to give thanks, ask for safety, pray for someone's health, ask for direction in their life and to just work on developing a relationship with Him.
- 5). Have the children fold their hands and close their eyes. Kids have a lot of energy, so doing these two things allows them to keep their body and mind still so they can focus on the prayer.
- 6). Allow each child to say a prayer out loud. Have the child address God, tell God what they are thankful for and say whatever else they want to talk about. If children are not sure what to say you can help them along, but allow the prayer to be their own.
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