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How to Help Kids Start a Quiet Time

One way to help your kids start a quiet time is to lead by example. Your children will notice if you regularly read your Bible. They will walk in on you and see you praying or reading your Bible. This is example is extremely powerful.

Families Model Quiet Time

Family Bible reading and prayer times pave the way for personal quiet times. This is where Dad and Mom model for children how to pray, and read to them before they are able to read.

Good family devotional habits naturally develop into personal devotions. As your child matures, you can ecourage him or her to set aside a special time each day to read from the Bible (even if it is a "picture Bible") and talk to God.

Prayer

It is helpful to educate children on the different types of prayer. They can be taught to praise God, thank God, and then ask God for the things they need. You can also get a journal for your child to record prayer requests and praises in. They can even draw pictures in their journals. Any time you can make the devotional experience interactive and creative, it makes it more personal for the children.

Set Aside Time

You can also guide children into devotional time by setting aside a short time of solitude for your child every day. You can explain that this time is for the quiet time and give children ideas of how to structure it. You may want to sit in on the quiet time a few times until he or she gets the idea.

Quiet Time For Spiritual Growth

Helping children develop good devotional habits in childhood will provide an important rung on the ladder of children's spiritual growth. Answers for new Christians has a chapter on quiet time for children, and can even be used as a child's first Bible study devotional. Click here to see the
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