Have you ever felt some anxiety against your children's interactions outside of your home? How are we to shield them against "bad influence"? I'd say catechising them is one sure way of doing so. It allows us to structure a Christian reality for them, so they won't be swayed every which way by things they see and hear while outside the home. They are empowered by having God's Word as glasses through which they perceive and interpret their environment.
We bought this book from Doorposts. It is an excellent tool for younger children for quick memorization around the breakfast/dinner table. It contains the essential Shorter Catechism with simplified questions and answers and illustrations that help even non-readers to comprehend the meaning.
We have so much fun during our free-flowing discussions, we are amazed that even as we teach, we also learn along with our children. Employing the book as a guide and using our trusty whiteboard for diagrams and drawings we are able convey the lessons more efficiently.
No comments:
Post a Comment