MY CHILD DOESN'T LIKE BIBLE CLASSES

            Okay, this is a stretch for a story. Still, I found it so relevant today, I could not resist sharing it. (Call it, "Tell Me Some Bullet Points.") The following ran in a bulletin several years ago. No author’s name was given:

MY CHILD DOESN'T LIKE BIBLE CLASSES

     "My child doesn't like to go to Bible school. What can I do about it?"

YOU CAN BE CONSTRUCTIVE:  Do not criticize the teacher of the child. A negative attitude only complicates matters and hardly ever helps.

YOU CAN BE ENTHUSIASTIC: Adopt this attitude about the teacher, the lesson, other

children, and in preparing all week for class. Kindly, but firmly ignore negative expressions by the child.

YOU CAN PREPARE ALL WEEK: Do not rush, scold or nag on Sunday morning. Prepare clothes, lessons, and the Lord's Day routine ahead of time. Get up early enough so that the child can leisurely use the routine you have set.

HELP THE CHILD PARTICIPATE: Let him take a picture book or an object he has made to the teacher. Participation gives a sense of belonging and increases interest.

YOU CAN ARRANGE TO TAKE ONE OR MORE: Pick up a neighborhood playmate and take him to class. Helping someone else to attend gives extra importance to the event.

YOU CAN OFFER TO HELP THE TEACHER: Be sincere, specific and constructive in your offer. Never, ever criticize the teacher before the child.

YOU CAN HELP PREPARE THE BIBLE SCHOOL LESSONS: Read the text to him from the Bible. Answer questions; make suggestions; establishment of good habits lasts a lifetime.

YOU CAN HELP BY PRAYING: Pray with the child, for the child, about the child. Through

prayer we are strong. Most children do not like Bible School because of the parent’s attitude.