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featuring Parenting Advice, Child
Care and Child Raising Advice. Sara
not only has children and grand
children, but also has a degree in
Psychology, a masters degree in
Family Counseling and was a family
specialist in Lousville, Ky for more
than 10 years.
featuring Parenting Advice, Child
Care and Child Raising Advice. Sara
not only has children and grand
children, but also has a degree in
Psychology, a masters degree in
Family Counseling and was a family
specialist in Lousville, Ky for more
than 10 years.
Dear Sara answers parenting and child raising
questions from readers, new columns are
posted on Mondays and Thursdays, this column
was published November 19, 2009
Dear Sara,
My husband Paul and I have been
going to church separately because
we have a 2 year old daughter and
are reluctant to take her to church.
I really would like to go to church as
a family again. Is this going to
work?
Darla
Dear Darla,
You will have to have lots of patience
to take your two year old to church
services. It is not in a 2 year olds
nature to sit still for long periods of
time. As kids get older they can
tolerate more time sitting still but at
two you will have to provide
something for her to do.
I have seen some parents bring
things like Cheerios and a juice cup
and paper and pencil to draw with.
Something like this may keep your
daughter occupied for a while. She
will probably not be content to sit on
your lap unless she is unusually
passive. She is at an age where she
wants to explore and interact with
others and probably won’t be able to
be quiet all of the time. This can be
distracting to the people around you.
You can try bringing her to church a
few times and see if you can get her
to cooperate. Some churches provide
nursery service or a place in the back
of church that has a glass between
crying children and the rest of the
congregation. You might try
something like this if your little one
just can’t tolerate sitting still for an
extended period of time.
I agree that it’s a good idea for
parents and children to attend church
regularly and together. This provides
a strong background for the value
system you hope to pass on to your
children.
Why don’t you try bringing you
daughter to church a few times to see
how well she tolerates sitting for that
long. You could tell her beforehand
that she will be expected to sit quietly
and whisper. You could even offer
some kind of reward if she is
successful (be fairly lenient and don’t
expect too much !). If it doesn’t work,
you can wait a while and try later.
Sara
questions from readers, new columns are
posted on Mondays and Thursdays, this column
was published November 19, 2009
Dear Sara,
My husband Paul and I have been
going to church separately because
we have a 2 year old daughter and
are reluctant to take her to church.
I really would like to go to church as
a family again. Is this going to
work?
Darla
Dear Darla,
You will have to have lots of patience
to take your two year old to church
services. It is not in a 2 year olds
nature to sit still for long periods of
time. As kids get older they can
tolerate more time sitting still but at
two you will have to provide
something for her to do.
I have seen some parents bring
things like Cheerios and a juice cup
and paper and pencil to draw with.
Something like this may keep your
daughter occupied for a while. She
will probably not be content to sit on
your lap unless she is unusually
passive. She is at an age where she
wants to explore and interact with
others and probably won’t be able to
be quiet all of the time. This can be
distracting to the people around you.
You can try bringing her to church a
few times and see if you can get her
to cooperate. Some churches provide
nursery service or a place in the back
of church that has a glass between
crying children and the rest of the
congregation. You might try
something like this if your little one
just can’t tolerate sitting still for an
extended period of time.
I agree that it’s a good idea for
parents and children to attend church
regularly and together. This provides
a strong background for the value
system you hope to pass on to your
children.
Why don’t you try bringing you
daughter to church a few times to see
how well she tolerates sitting for that
long. You could tell her beforehand
that she will be expected to sit quietly
and whisper. You could even offer
some kind of reward if she is
successful (be fairly lenient and don’t
expect too much !). If it doesn’t work,
you can wait a while and try later.
Sara