First, show your kids how to get into the right posture for prayer. For example, show them how to kneel beside their bed and close their eyes. Explain to them how posture helps them limit distractions so they can focus on God. Next, explain to your children that prayer can be simple!
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Break down the "Hail Mary" prayer into short phrases that the kindergartners can focus on learning gradually. Sometimes a large amount of text can be overwhelming. The teacher could highlight the phrase, "... pray for us sinners ..." and explain to the children why we pray to Mary. ...
Temple, they can handle a bit more detail — but for kids 8-10, brevity is still best. Explain that the person had depression or substance abuse problems and wasn’t able to get the help they needed. Alternately, comparing it to physical illness may help kids get a better grasp ...