Golden Moment Maker No. 7

By Callie Grant

Use your child’s natural curiosity—and exercise your own—by playing “I wonder” in a variety of situations to connect your child’s life with God. For example, in December play “I wonder” about Jesus’ first days. Symbols of Christmas and Jesus are all around. If you see a nativity scene, or have one in the house, you could study or hold the pieces, and say, “I wonder what it was like to be God’s Son born in a barn.”

Leave pauses for your child to wonder or respond, too. You could say, “Some of the first sounds Jesus heard there were farm animals! I wonder what sounds He heard?” You both can moo or baa or cluck. Have fun with it! Recall a time your child has seen similar animals. Remember that conversations with children are usually brief. Let your child change the subject when she is ready.

For more tips and ideas, visit the Graham Blanchard Web site.

Callie Grant is the founder and publisher of Graham Blanchard Inc.