How to make church less boring for the kids

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6d ago1 min read

Our 8 and 10 year old would rather literally do anything than go to Sunday service. We drag them there but they're miserable and we all know it. We've tried the kids church program but they say the leader is annoying. I want faith to be something they choose not something they resent. Any dads found a way to make it actually meaningful for them?

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FFinn M.Regular6d ago

My son's the same way at that age. We started letting him pick one thing each week - like sitting with a specific friend or drawing during the sermon instead of fighting it. Less dragging, more actual buy-in.

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TTim P.New Dad6d ago

Have you tried letting them pick a book to bring or giving them something to do with their hands during service? My 6yo reads constantly and even he needs something to fidget with sometimes.

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KKarl J.Regular6d ago

Everything is still so new for us but I'm already thinking about this stuff. Maybe finding what hooks them - music, community, whatever - matters more than forcing the whole package on them right away.

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