A Place for mothers with young children?

[Mrs. LPW]

Is there such a place on the forum?

[Pragmatist]

We can make this thread in the nursery for the little ones that are already here.

I have a 9 month old girl.

[nahkoe]

Is there such a place on the forum?

I have 4 btwn 3 and 9.

[Mrs. LPW]

Mine are three months and two years.

[scotty]

I don't fill the description to post here but as a son raised by a single mother would like to post just this one anointing.


God, I pray you bless the mothers who visit this thread with your strength and wisdom to sustain a battle in life that is not of their doing. Father I pray your hand of protection and love on each and every child of these mothers in your service that they may mature in your Word and Spirit. Lord I pray you anoint this thread with your Grace that those who come here may leave with the understanding, support, answers and the will of the Almighty they seek.

In Jesus Holy Name,

Amen.

:praying

[Mrs. LPW]

I don't fill the description to post here but as a son raised by a single mother would like to post just this one anointing.


God, I pray you bless the mothers who visit this thread with your strength and wisdom to sustain a battle in life that is not of their doing. Father I pray your hand of protection and love on each and every child of these mothers in your service that they may mature in your Word and Spirit. Lord I pray you anoint this thread with your Grace that those who come here may leave with the understanding, support, answers and the will of the Almighty they seek.

In Jesus Holy Name,

Amen.

:praying

I really appreciate that, thank you.

[LaGirl]

i have a 4 year old son and a baby on the way.

[Mrs. LPW]

The last few days I've been feeling the pressure for lack of a better word, of raising my sons to live for the Lord when they are grown.

I have this huge fear that they will get caught up in the spirit of the age... especially when they start going to school. Does anyone else share this?

[Pragmatist]

The last few days I've been feeling the pressure for lack of a better word, of raising my sons to live for the Lord when they are grown.

I have this huge fear that they will get caught up in the spirit of the age... especially when they start going to school. Does anyone else share this?

I am very concerned about being a Godly example to my children. My parents raised me in church and taught me the doctrine but were lacking in their Christian example. My brother and sister do not serve God and I think that is why. I want to teach my daughter to have a relationship with God and be a true Christian for her to emulate.

[Mrs. LPW]

A pastor my husband and I worked under had two sons. One son is a preacher, the other son backslid and just a few years ago committed suicide. The pastor and his wife are good people... not without their faults but who is? So here I am.. with my two sons. And the weight and worry... I just pray God please... they must be saved...

[missdkendall]

A pastor my husband and I worked under had two sons. One son is a preacher, the other son backslid and just a few years ago committed suicide. The pastor and his wife are good people... not without their faults but who is? So here I am.. with my two sons. And the weight and worry... I just pray God please... they must be saved...

What I don't understand is this. A minister has children some stay devoted to the church and others backslide and want nothing to do with church. If they are all reaised the same way, and do the same things, what do you think causes some to take the wrong road????

[joyful]

The last few days I've been feeling the pressure for lack of a better word, of raising my sons to live for the Lord when they are grown.

I have this huge fear that they will get caught up in the spirit of the age... especially when they start going to school. Does anyone else share this?

I have this same fear. I have two girls, one will be 4 in two months and the other is 20 months. As we are getting closer to my oldest becoming school age, I have been feeling this more and more. I pray daily for God's wisdom in raising them to love and serve Him.

[Sister Alvear]

praying for all you young mothers with small children...

[LadyChocolate]

What I don't understand is this. A minister has children some stay devoted to the church and others backslide and want nothing to do with church. If they are all reaised the same way, and do the same things, what do you think causes some to take the wrong road????

...every child is different.... many times children will watch their parents who are pastors or ministers, they will watch them go through a whole lot of mess.... Some parents don't take time to shield them from the hardships of pastoring and some don't spend time with their children because of pastoring... Children become bitter at times and think that if that is God, then no thanks.... Other children will see their parents as heroes while some see them as victims..... We as parents need to shield our children from adult situations, even though that is not always possible.... It is hard! I would urge every minister and spouse not to let the church take away family time..... You will never have that time back again....

[jendouc]

The last few days I've been feeling the pressure for lack of a better word, of raising my sons to live for the Lord when they are grown.

I have this huge fear that they will get caught up in the spirit of the age... especially when they start going to school. Does anyone else share this?

I have three children - 2 sons and a little girl. My biggest fear is that they'll get confused when they're "of age"...... I'm doing all I can now to ensure that it can't happen. I plead the Blood over my children's lives!

[jendouc]

I am very concerned about being a Godly example to my children. My parents raised me in church and taught me the doctrine but were lacking in their Christian example. My brother and sister do not serve God and I think that is why. I want to teach my daughter to have a relationship with God and be a true Christian for her to emulate.

I think you "hit the nail on the head"! RELATIONSHIP - What are we without a true relationship with God??? There's nothing more that I want for my children than for them to saturate their lives with a relationship with God! . . . I, too, try to live an example - not just at church - but in every aspect of our life. I may not do the best job, but I try to improve daily!

[melissa22xo]

Hi i am new here! I have a 3yr old and a 1yr old! It's scary raising children in this day, I deffinatly would not get through one day without the lords help. LOL I look forward to getting to know you all!

[Mrs. LPW]

Hi i am new here! I have a 3yr old and a 1yr old! It's scary raising children in this day, I deffinatly would not get through one day without the lords help. LOL I look forward to getting to know you all!

Hi there!

I have a 2 yr, 9 month old, and a 9 month old... they are 2 years and 4 days apart in age. Both boys... do you have a boy and girl?

Right now, at this stage, my 9 month old is crawling around and pulling up and getting into my 2 year olds toys... some of which are too small for him (puts them in his mouth etc) It's a challenge keeping a watch continually.

[melissa22xo]

I have two boys also! And yes it is a challenge chasing after both of them! LOL

[tiffdmitch]

Hi everyone. I have 3 little ones a 2 1/2 year old little, a 1 1/2 year old boy and a 7 week old little girl. I am very blessed withmy little treasures. On response to the question about worrying about your kids backsliding, I pray over my children every day and teach them worship and pray from the day they are born. We have worship time at home and I try to set the example that I believe the Lord would have me set..i'm not perfect but I try my best I don't think there's anything more you can do than just pray , set the right example for you children and teach them to have a relationship with God, then you leave it in God's hands. I do worry about the scary things of this world, in fact i've decided not to send my children to a public school. I will be homeschooling them, it's just too scary now a days.

[melissa22xo]

Hi everyone. I have 3 little ones a 2 1/2 year old little, a 1 1/2 year old boy and a 7 week old little girl. I am very blessed withmy little treasures. On response to the question about worrying about your kids backsliding, I pray over my children every day and teach them worship and pray from the day they are born. We have worship time at home and I try to set the example that I believe the Lord would have me set..i'm not perfect but I try my best I don't think there's anything more you can do than just pray , set the right example for you children and teach them to have a relationship with God, then you leave it in God's hands. I do worry about the scary things of this world, in fact i've decided not to send my children to a public school. I will be homeschooling them, it's just too scary now a days.

I just wanted to let you know that when i read your post i felt like such a slacker! I really admire that you pray and worship with your children. I mean i pray with my boys but mostly you know just before bed and when we eat. I usually just pray for them when i'm alone never really with them. But after i read this i felt convicted and today i worshiped and prayed with my boys and it felt great! The whole mood of my day was changed:) So thank you for posting this! And we are also going to be homeschooling our boys..which i'm excited but a little terrified about.

[Pro31:28]

I rememember when my kiddos were small ( they are only 15 and 11 now) I would look for teenagers and young adults in the church that I thought were "good kids" and I would ask them, "What do you think your parents did right"?

The answers were astonishing...
But I think they might have worked so far!

[nova]

I am the mother of a beautiful 3 yr. old daughter.
I am however struggling with taking her to Sunday night service!
She can not contain herself at all .. but she is 3.
I brought toys and books but she get bored of that very fast.
I end up having to take her out of the sanctuary and talking to her about the importance of sitting quietly while the pastor is talking. In the end i feel like i just put her and myself though a stressful night and i have only herd a few words all night...
I can never get a babysitter for Sunday night but when i do i enjoy going oh so much.
please any ideas of how to calm a 3 yr. old... lol thanks

[Pragmatist]

Is there a room you can take her to where you can still hear the sermon?

My daughter will be 3 in March and she cannot sit through a service. She is very active and it's just not going to happen. I honestly think it's developmentally inappropriate to expect them to.

I go to a small church and I generally take my daughter to the nursery for the sermon, where there is a speaker. It's not ideal but otherwise I would probably stay home.

[Sweet Pea]

I am the mother of a beautiful 3 yr. old daughter.
I am however struggling with taking her to Sunday night service!
She can not contain herself at all .. but she is 3.
I brought toys and books but she get bored of that very fast.
I end up having to take her out of the sanctuary and talking to her about the importance of sitting quietly while the pastor is talking. In the end i feel like i just put her and myself though a stressful night and i have only herd a few words all night...
I can never get a babysitter for Sunday night but when i do i enjoy going oh so much.
please any ideas of how to calm a 3 yr. old... lol thanks

Is there a room you can take her to where you can still hear the sermon?

My daughter will be 3 in March and she cannot sit through a service. She is very active and it's just not going to happen. I honestly think it's developmentally inappropriate to expect them to.

I go to a small church and I generally take my daughter to the nursery for the sermon, where there is a speaker. It's not ideal but otherwise I would probably stay home.

Well - I guess I'm a little old-fashioned. But I have two children and both are in ministry today. By the time they were three, there were very few services that they were not able to sit quietly through. I didn't take snacks for them - but I did have "quiet" toys. If they began to be too loud with their 'quiet" toys, we made a trip to the bathroom for a little education applied to their seat of understanding. Upon returning, I didn't (or my husband - whichever took them out) return to our seat if it would be disruptive - we sat in the back. Children will live up or down to what is expected of them.

There will be a few times that it becomes necessary to take them out of the service (extremely lengthy or visitors sitting nearby that they might be a distraction to them keeping their mind on the Word) - but for the most part - they CAN learn to sit quietly in church!

You can begin at home - playing church and having them sit quietly while you teach them a bible lesson (start with 5 - 10 minutes).

[MissBrattified]

Well - I guess I'm a little old-fashioned. But I have two children and both are in ministry today. By the time they were three, there were very few services that they were not able to sit quietly through. I didn't take snacks for them - but I did have "quiet" toys. If they began to be too loud with their 'quiet" toys, we made a trip to the bathroom for a little education applied to their seat of understanding. Upon returning, I didn't (or my husband - whichever took them out) return to our seat if it would be disruptive - we sat in the back. Children will live up or down to what is expected of them.

Me, too. :) I've never thought that it hurt them in any way to learn to sit quietly in church service. It was a necessity for ours, because we've always been on the platform playing music, and I really didn't like leaving them in a nursery out of my sight. Our girls were sitting on the front row by the time they were 2-3, and our boy made it by about 4. Most of the time they had a nanny or a grandparent watching them during worship. I can count on one hand the number of times they were kept in the nursery during worship service, and they were ALWAYS in service with us during the preaching. Usually they sat on one of our laps with a book or small toy. When our son was about 3, my husband started sitting him on the other end of the pew where he couldn't see me, and teaching him to sit still. It took him about a year to be completely successful and ready for the front pew(way longer than the girls), but he eventually got the idea.

The easiest way to teach them to sit still is to keep them on the bench with a book or a quiet toy, and if you do have to take them out--DON'T take them to the fun, toy-filled nursery. LOL!!!!!!

I wouldn't spank just for being squirmy--kids are kids.. I'm not much of a spanker, though, so that's probably not terribly relevant! :D We've managed to teach ours to sit still in church without spanking them--the key is consistency and patience. IMO, kids who haven't spent most of their church services in the nursery tend to make the transition a lot easier.

There will be a few times that it becomes necessary to take them out of the service (extremely lengthy or visitors sitting nearby that they might be a distraction to them keeping their mind on the Word) - but for the most part - they CAN learn to sit quietly in church!

You can begin at home - playing church and having them sit quietly while you teach them a bible lesson (start with 5 - 10 minutes).

I think it's important for children to learn to be respectful and listen when a person in authority is speaking. However, if they are really small, a few breaks might be necessary--especially if the preacher is long winded. Worship service is a little different, because they can move around and even make noise without being too noticeable.

Our POV is that worship time IS family time. I strongly object to the idea that church attendance detracts from family time. Worshiping God together and learning about God's Word together are great family activities. :thumbsup

[Aquila]

I like the house church format in regards to handling children.

[Aquila]

The church I used to go to had a nursery for children 1-4. That was nice. Why more churches don't provide this ministry is beyond me. It was such a blessing.

[Pragmatist]

The church I used to go to had a nursery for children 1-4. That was nice. Why more churches don't provide this ministry is beyond me. It was such a blessing.

Agreed. Why do we try and force small children to sit still when for some of them it is physically impossible? So we can look holy? Beating children until they are too scared to move isn't very Christlike in my opinion.

[trent4]

I have 2 children, 9 and 12 yrs and 1 "god child", 1 1/2yrs (I don't like that term I feel disrespectful...).
I was very strict with my 12 yr old...I was a single parent at the time and didn't want anyone to think that my son was going to be a brat. With my 9 yr old I'm not as strict..she still takes paper to church to write..I would like for that to change but not sure how to approach it. Both of my kids have been baptized and filled with the Holy Ghost :thumbsup
The 1 1/2 yr old has been a challenge..lol...considering he doesn't get to go to church all the time. We do try to get him every weekend but there are times when we don't. I take a coloring book and crayons and cars for him. I do take him out for breaks but we come back in the service don't want him getting use to staying out. I also sit in the back when he is with us that way if he does get a little loud its not so disturbing but I do encourage him to be quiet.
Every child is different but I do agree being consistent is the key.

[SUPERMOM]

I have a 4 yr son and 3yr daughter

[mainstay]

I have an 8 yr old daughter and 2 yr old twin boys, and I'm really blessed to have them no matter how bad things sometimes.

[Cindy]

I have an 8 yr old daughter and 2 yr old twin boys, and I'm really blessed to have them no matter how bad things sometimes.

2 year old twins, must be fun.

[Granola.Mama]

I have a son, Michael, who will be 3 next month. My daughter, Aunaliese, turned 1 in January. We lost one in December at 20 weeks, Josef Rain.