President Hinckley has counseled parents: “Read to your children. Read the story of the Son of God. Read to them from the New Testament. Read to them from the Book of Mormon. It will take time, and you are very busy, but it will prove to be a great blessing in your lives as well as in their lives. And there will grow in their hearts a great love for the Savior of the world, the only perfect man who walked the earth. He will become to them a very real living being, and His great atoning sacrifice as they grow to manhood and womanhood, will take on a new and more glorious meaning in their lives” (quoted in Church News, 6 Dec. 1997, 2)

Thursday, February 26, 2009

What Scripture Study Means to LQ

I have made a rod for my own back.

Whenever I mention reading the scriptures, LQ immediately looks at the colouring pencils and markers and starts making a whining noise until I let her colour. We can't even read one scripture before she has a complete meltdown. I guess this just goes to show how often I have been using the colouring thing to keep her interest.

It doesn't end there. Yesterday when she decided she wanted to colour. Instead of standing at the shelf that has the colouring accoutrement, she waddled her way over to where I was, folded her little chubby arms, bowed her head and said "Amen". LQ kept saying "Amen" until I realised that saying "Amen" meant she wanted to colour.

Oi! I can't seem to get anything right! Today is for role playing, methinks.
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  1. AnonymousFebruary 26, 2009 at 2:55 PM

    It's all about the dialogue, baby! She's telling you things at the same time you're telling her things. There's nothing linear about teaching toddlers, and you're doing it just right! Go with the flow, Helen, just go with the flow....

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  2. avisiontorememberFebruary 27, 2009 at 2:12 AM

    That cracks me up! Keep it up. I just finished reading with my almost 3 year old. My dd loves me to just read anything to her so just reading works for me. I hope that this will work great for you!

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