Quiet Moments

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Kids these days are plugged in.  Technology is everywhere.  For many parents there is a concern that kids won't know how to unplug.  In the good old days of "Leave it to Beaver" a mom might just say "Go outside and play".


This past week one mom on facebook reported the following conversation with her child:


kid: I just love people with iPads
mom: Honey, I don't have an iPad
kid: I know

This is sort of sad in a way because this was coming from a very very young child already missing that they don't have immediate access to an iPad.

At a recent slumber party of teenage girls one girl talked about how she didn't really know how to be alone.  She didn't like not having a boyfriend and she didn't really know what to do with herself if she were home alone.

One of the best things we can do for our kids is to teach them how to be quiet with themselves.  How to calm down all the noise that is in their life and come back to a place of peace and stillness.

We can't tell them that this is the right thing to do and we certainly can't shout it to them.  We have to show them.  This is one of the reasons an evening bedtime routine is so important for smaller kids. It helps them wind down and get to that quiet place where they can relax and just go to sleep.  The more consistent the routine is, the easier it is for kids to follow.

It is the same thing with quiet time.  We have to show our kids how to enjoy ourselves in a peaceful, quiet way.  This might be through prayer, reading, hiking, or just sitting together and watching a sunset.

To get better at anything we have to practice.  Help your kids practice.

Practice Peace.

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