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Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Deuteronomy 6:5-6

CARING FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE DURING THE TOUGH TIMES

It can feel really awkward relating to young people going through tough times. Often they feel very lonely because people avoid them ‘not wanting to interfere or meddle.’ Can you imagine what happens when everyone takes this view? No-one engages the young people in their pain! They often have some questions about what is going on. How do we answer those questions?

PROCESSING THE PAIN

We all need different ways of making meaning from our experiences. When we share our struggles with others it helps us to process the emotions and feelings we are wrestling with. One practical way of doing that is to take time to share by writing out our feelings.

FREE FAMILY RESOURCE

Use the PROCESSING THE PAIN AND SEEKING THE GOOD sheet to help your children to process how they are feeling. Find things to be thankful for and acknowledge the little surprises that have happened today. Someone opened a door for me. I saw a cute butterfly. Big things and little things. Then share about the hard things, naming them is important. Little things and big things. Kids camp is cancelled. Will Grandpa get sick?

RESOURCE  TO SHARE

Talk Time cards are a great resource for encouraging caring conversations. They have been designed to provide opportunities for parents and other adults to have meaningful conversations with children and each other. They provide a fun way to share stories about God's presence and his faithfulness. 

SPECIAL OFFER FOR AUGUST ONLY! If you order Talk Time cards you can receive 25% off of your Talk Time purchases using the code TALKTIME. Be quick! Code is only valid until 31 August 2022.

Blessings, The Grow Team

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