Parents of 1st-5th Graders find out what exactly the Parent Cue is. We make it available to you each week to support what we do in The Cove on Sunday mornings.
The Parent Cue cards communicate four things:
1. the month’s virtue (or the week’s faith skill)
2. the month’s memory verse
3. the week’s Bible story
4. a specific question(s) for parents to as their child and talk about.
The Parent Cue emphasizes certain “times.” By following these simple CUEs based on Deuteronomy 6:7, a parent can make the most of everyday moments to instill faith and character in the heart of his or her child.
“Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up,” Deuteronomy 6:7
Download Parent Cue Primer Here!
Parents of 1st-5th Graders find out what exactly the Parent Cue is. We make it available to you each week to support what we do in The Cove on Sunday mornings.
The Parent Cue cards communicate four things:
1. the month’s virtue (or the week’s faith skill)
2. the month’s memory verse
3. the week’s Bible story
4. a specific question(s) for parents to as their child and talk about.
The Parent Cue emphasizes certain “times.” By following these simple CUEs based on Deuteronomy 6:7, a parent can make the most of everyday moments to instill faith and character in the heart of his or her child.
“Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up,” Deuteronomy 6:7
Download Parent Cue Primer Here!
A Peacemaker or a Troublemaker?
A good way to help children overcome the problem of anger is to teach them how to be peacemakers instead of troublemakers. Anyone can get angry and most people do. Few are mature enough to be peacemakers.
Being a peacemaker helps to break down anger in one’s self and in others. Peacemakers seek to bring people together in agreement and look for solutions where everyone wins. They think of the needs of others and try to make everyone feel good. A peacemaker honors others and promotes harmony, bringing joy into the family.
So, how can you help children become peacemakers? Here are a few practical ideas. Target your parenting so that children can learn to be peacemakers. Teach children to:
Look for things in common, not differences.
Try to agree, not disagree.
Work toward common solutions where everyone wins, not where one person wins and others lose.
Use love as a motivation, not anger or meanness.
Work to give your angry child a vision for being a peacemaker. It will open up new ways of thinking about offenses and provide opportunities to deal with anger in others as well. That’s why Jesus said, “Blessed (or happy) are the peacemakers,” Matthew 5:9.
Anger is one of the roadblocks to sibling harmony. Being a peacemaker is a demonstration of honor. To learn more about how honor can teach kids to get along, consider the book, Say Goodbye to Whining, Complaining, and Bad Attitudes In You and Your Kids by Dr. Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller, RN, BSN.
A Peacemaker or a Troublemaker?
A good way to help children overcome the problem of anger is to teach them how to be peacemakers instead of troublemakers. Anyone can get angry and most people do. Few are mature enough to be peacemakers.
Being a peacemaker helps to break down anger in one’s self and in others. Peacemakers seek to bring people together in agreement and look for solutions where everyone wins. They think of the needs of others and try to make everyone feel good. A peacemaker honors others and promotes harmony, bringing joy into the family.
So, how can you help children become peacemakers? Here are a few practical ideas. Target your parenting so that children can learn to be peacemakers. Teach children to:
Look for things in common, not differences.
Try to agree, not disagree.
Work toward common solutions where everyone wins, not where one person wins and others lose.
Use love as a motivation, not anger or meanness.
Work to give your angry child a vision for being a peacemaker. It will open up new ways of thinking about offenses and provide opportunities to deal with anger in others as well. That’s why Jesus said, “Blessed (or happy) are the peacemakers,” Matthew 5:9.
Anger is one of the roadblocks to sibling harmony. Being a peacemaker is a demonstration of honor. To learn more about how honor can teach kids to get along, consider the book, Say Goodbye to Whining, Complaining, and Bad Attitudes In You and Your Kids by Dr. Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller, RN, BSN.
We can share our knowledge about what God says with others and they can see how it changes our life for the better-building a stronger, relationship with God and also making wiser choices and loving others even more. Jesus is our best example, so as we learn in The Cove for 1st-5th Graders, continue the lessons at home this week. Download the Parent Cue for parents and the God Time for kids right here.
Parent Cue: Download 3A
God Time: Download 3B
We can share our knowledge about what God says with others and they can see how it changes our life for the better-building a stronger, relationship with God and also making wiser choices and loving others even more. Jesus is our best example, so as we learn in The Cove for 1st-5th Graders, continue the lessons at home this week. Download the Parent Cue for parents and the God Time for kids right here.
Parent Cue: Download 3A
God Time: Download 3B
It’s Hard to Raise a Leader
Some children are born leaders. They want to control their parents, their siblings, their friends, and even people they don’t know. They have their own agenda and want everyone else to know what it is and how to fit into it. Leaders can be a real blessing in life but they sure are hard to raise.
One of the greatest gifts you can give to your budding leader is the ability to follow. To follow means listening to the needs and desires of others, submitting to someone else’s agenda, and learning how to work cooperatively on a team. All good leaders need to know how and when to follow.
Although you will nurture the leadership gifts your child possesses, it’s also your job to teach him or her how to work with others. The weaknesses of young leaders are demonstrated in negative ways like arguing, badgering, and being demanding or angry. Don’t just brush off these weaknesses as inevitable. Take time to correct, but do it in a way that appreciates the child’s gifts. “Karen, I can tell you’re going to be a leader someday, but remember that good leaders need to think about the needs of others.” Or, “Jim, I like the way you take initiative with your brother. Remember, though, that a good leader is also a good listener.”
It’s Hard to Raise a Leader
Some children are born leaders. They want to control their parents, their siblings, their friends, and even people they don’t know. They have their own agenda and want everyone else to know what it is and how to fit into it. Leaders can be a real blessing in life but they sure are hard to raise.
One of the greatest gifts you can give to your budding leader is the ability to follow. To follow means listening to the needs and desires of others, submitting to someone else’s agenda, and learning how to work cooperatively on a team. All good leaders need to know how and when to follow.
Although you will nurture the leadership gifts your child possesses, it’s also your job to teach him or her how to work with others. The weaknesses of young leaders are demonstrated in negative ways like arguing, badgering, and being demanding or angry. Don’t just brush off these weaknesses as inevitable. Take time to correct, but do it in a way that appreciates the child’s gifts. “Karen, I can tell you’re going to be a leader someday, but remember that good leaders need to think about the needs of others.” Or, “Jim, I like the way you take initiative with your brother. Remember, though, that a good leader is also a good listener.”
“And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.” Luke 2:52 This month in The Cove, for 1st-5th graders, as we talk about knowledge, we aren’t just talking about learning more or gathering more information we are talking about really understanding what’s important to know. When we look at the life of Jesus, we believe that there are three main things that we need to know. It just so happens that these things are the foundation of the 252 Basics curriculum that we use. So download the kid’s God Time and the parent’s Parent Cue and join us as we spend some time talking about the basics: I can trust God no matter what. I need to make the wise choice. And I should treat others the way I want to be treated.
For kids, God Time: Download 2A
For parents, Parent Cue: Download 2B
“And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.” Luke 2:52 This month in The Cove, for 1st-5th graders, as we talk about knowledge, we aren’t just talking about learning more or gathering more information we are talking about really understanding what’s important to know. When we look at the life of Jesus, we believe that there are three main things that we need to know. It just so happens that these things are the foundation of the 252 Basics curriculum that we use. So download the kid’s God Time and the parent’s Parent Cue and join us as we spend some time talking about the basics: I can trust God no matter what. I need to make the wise choice. And I should treat others the way I want to be treated.
For kids, God Time: Download 2A
For parents, Parent Cue: Download 2B
