Teaching Your Child How to Pray

by Rick Osborne

How much do your children know? We teach our children academics. We give them instruction in the arts and physical fitness. We show them how to swim, skate, and ride a bike. But have we forgotten the most basic and necessary skill of all? Have we taught them to pray? Prayer is the foundation for communicating with God, growing as a person, and receiving help and wisdom for every other part of life. Teaching children to pray is one of the most important tasks parents have. Inside Teaching Your Child to Pray you will find:

Answers to your children's questions about prayer
Practical tips, helps, and activities for teaching the discipline of prayer
What the Bible says about children and prayer
Stories and examples of how prayer works
Ways to reap the benefits of prayer for your children and see it affect their lives
Give your children a real head start. Teach them to communicate with the Savior. It will make an eternal difference.

Genres: Parenting, Family, Faith

224 pages, Paperback

Published July 1, 2000

Reviews

[Ken Grant · Rating 4 out of 5]

Solid overall approach. Important emphasis on the truth that children can learn to pray at an early age and continue throughout their lives. I liked the focus on prayer as a tool to developing a rich relationship with the living God. I was confused by the distinction made between what is best for God and what is best for the child; such a distinction does not exist. I thought the weakest part was the practical application at the end. Prayer is so individual and having too much structure makes prayer work rather than relationship. Despite these flaws, this is a useful for tool for parents or those who work in children's ministry.