My four year old son loves his preschool friend Rebecca.
“Rebecca has the most beautiful hair!” ” Oh Rebecca is my girlfriend!” ” I kissed Rebecca’s hand today!” are just some of the things he has said at dinner time.
The other night he said, “Rebecca is going to ask her mom what her phone number is so I can call her everyday!”
However, this time his comment was followed by a jazzy little dance and a hollered song of “oh yeah, uh huh, oh yeah, uh huh!”
What am I going to do when he is 16!
So, I am trying to teach my four year old son to pray to God. The night before Easter I said, “Its time to say a prayer.” His prayer consisted of, “Dear God, please bless the easter bunny will come tomorrow, Amen.”
I said, “Good Job,” but felt I needed to bestow the importance of gratitude. So, I said, “That was a good prayer but it is important to tell God what you are thankful for… what you are happy that you have. For example, you have a mommy and a daddy that love you. Some children have mean parents that say bad things to their children and do wrong things like hit. Some children don’t have food to eat, even if they are super hungry. Some children don’t have a nice bed, nice clothes or toys. Can you try to tell God things that you are thankful for?”
He said, “okay” and began to pray, “Dear God, please bless that my mommy doesn’t hit me and tell me that I am stupid and please bless that the Easter bunny will come. Amen.”
