Life can be scary. Especially when you are young. You want to be brave, but everything can seem new, confusing and scary. Sometimes little ones can be so scared they are even afraid to tell anyone they are afraid and why.
The new picture book Lizzy the Lioness by Lisa Bevere attempts to teach kids about bravery. The author uses the story of a lion cub and a little girl to teach little ones that sometimes the bravest thing you can do is ask for help.
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If you have multiple children, you probably realized each of your kids was born with a slightly or vastly different personality than your other children. In the old nature versus nurture debate, it has become increasingly clear that God created each of us to be unique. Even identical twins have differences.
Life constantly changes. If you have been a parent for more than a few weeks, you have probably already realized that the minute you figure out the best way to handle something your child is doing – they move on to something new. For your child, all of that change can be even scarier. They don’t have the life experience yet to realize this transition will most likely lead to bigger and better things. Or that even though it doesn’t, they can survive and even thrive with a little help.
Did you realize the Church was designed to provide mentors for us all? In Titus 2:3-5, Paul discusses the idea of older women teaching the younger women. (There are similar passages for men.) God knows sometimes we need someone more experienced than us to figure out what God’s Words look like lived out in every day experiences. He also knows there are some secular topics like nursing, that are easier for us if we have someone answering our questions.