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As with the other character qualities, the best way to teach meekness is to model it. Be honest with your children about the ways you have had to lay down your own preferences to create a harmonious family life (hint: without a tone of complaint .) As they sense your joy in family and in relationships that have been built from doing so, they will take in the same value for themselves! Be sure to let them see you respond to criticism or difficult things with a desire to see you own faults and correct. Let them see you respond to authorities with meekness and refrain from criticizing authorities. Some ideas: |
Tips for Parents to Encourage Meekness |
rent a DVD on animal training and look for developing meekness in the animal's behavior. find good biographies on athletes and leaders and look for meekness. make a poster that looks like the universe and label it "Stars of Meekness." Cut out stars and use glitter glue or spray to make them sparkle. Write the names of those you encounter during the day or in the media that display meekness on the stars and place them on the poster. Be sure to give the chidren a star when they display meekness. let the children care for a small pet and comment on the gentleness, caring, and sacrifice that is needed, all qualities that contribute to meekness. |
Check out the Just for Kids pages for an animal analogy and a biographic sketch |
Parents - If you haven't already read the pages on "Developing Character in Your Children," you might want to go there first before reading these pages. |
Meekness Board Game Let the children design a board game depicting a cross-country horse race. The finish line would determine the winner of the "Meekness Sweepstakes." The players will be cut-out horses from clip art, etc., mounted on cardboard. Mark out blocks to represent the horses' progress through the course. Roll dice to determine each horse's place on the board. Label different obstacles, such as water to ride through, jumps of varying heights, curving roads, water to jump over, etc. Make cards to read at each obstacle that will represent different challenges requiring a meek response. For example, "Your best friend says you're ugly. How would you respond?" or "You want to go out for ice cream but your friends want to play ball. What would you say?" If a meek response is given, the player may move ahead an extra 5 spaces. If it is not a meek response, the player must go back 5 spaces. The first player's horse to reach the finish line wins the Meekness Sweepstakes! |