We've been having issues with our kids not pausing during the prayer, whether it be coloring during the sacrament prayer or sneaking bites during the quick dinner prayer, so I thought I would just point out that this isn't reverent and we talked about what is reverent: fold arms, close mouth, close eyes, bow head, open ears. I made up a "game" called "Pause for Prayer" so that we could practice. We would pretend to be in certain situations (Okay, we're all in church coloring. Oh look! They're about to bless the sacrament! Pause for prayer! ... Amen! Okay, we can color again. Now we're all sitting at the table, about ready for dinner... Now we're getting ready for bed...)
They did a good job AND i've been using that catch phrase "Pause for Prayer" before all our prayers and they seem to be responding!! Score!
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