Praying the rosary with little kids

[Anonymous]

During their age 4 year (leading up to fifth birthday) we taught our kids the names of all 20 rosary mysteries, to summarize each mystery (in their own words) as well as to lead a decade of the rosary. All of our kids but one mastered it and the last one had it done by their sixth birthday. During the age 6 year is when they picked up the Hail Holy Queen.

The Fatima prayer really caught one of the child’s attention and he said “what’s this fires of hell business all about”.

We pray a monthly novena as a family and that did the trick. One of my proudest parenting moments is when our children led us in the rosary as we climbed up Tepeyac Hill. Very powerful moment for us as a family on a pilgrimage.

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Anonymous wrote:If you pray the rosary as a family, how do you keep the kids involved (ie not running around)? I don’t want to turn it into a battle of wills and sour them on the experience (kids are 22 month and 4).

Your kids seem too young to concentrate on a serious task like this. How old were you when you started praying the rosary? Did you do it as a family?

They're way too young! 4 is old enough to start learning the prayers, but not old enough to sit through even one decade of the rosary. 22 months is too young for either.

See response below to the poster who originally suggested that OP's kids might be too young:
"Maybe raise your own kids and don’t worry about other people’s kids?

You don’t pay the bills in their house, you don’t cook/clean/provide childcare. You don’t take their kids to school or help them do their homework. When their child is sick, you don’t get up at night to give them medication or take them to the doctor or hospital. You don’t have anything to do with how pp takes care of or raises their child."

dude, OP asked a question in a public forum. nobody barged into her house questioning holw she raises her kids. and yes, my response is that asking how to make a 22 month old to sit through the rosary is mindblogging. are you so afraid that if you dont start the brainwashing early enough is not going to work? and I grew up in a Catholic family

[Anonymous]

Do it in batches.

God made you with 10 fingers for a reason. Use them instead (divide into 5 and 5 if needed) and scatter throughout the day (maybe 5 at bedtime, for example).

Honestly though, how much of this is you being self righteousness (are you doing this so you can pat yourself on the back?).
Given the normal development of a toddler and preschooler, you are expecting too much to sit still for 30ish minutes and thinking about the Mystery and the prayer. You know this.

I'm not saying don't bother with it or not to introduce it, but there are plenty of other ways to do this that's more age appropriate than your current method .

[Anonymous]

We just did a chaplet when my kids were little and we did it while walking in the neighborhood.

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Anonymous wrote:If you pray the rosary as a family, how do you keep the kids involved (ie not running around)? I don’t want to turn it into a battle of wills and sour them on the experience (kids are 22 month and 4).

Your kids seem too young to concentrate on a serious task like this. How old were you when you started praying the rosary? Did you do it as a family?

They're way too young! 4 is old enough to start learning the prayers, but not old enough to sit through even one decade of the rosary. 22 months is too young for either.

See response below to the poster who originally suggested that OP's kids might be too young:
"Maybe raise your own kids and don’t worry about other people’s kids?

You don’t pay the bills in their house, you don’t cook/clean/provide childcare. You don’t take their kids to school or help them do their homework. When their child is sick, you don’t get up at night to give them medication or take them to the doctor or hospital. You don’t have anything to do with how pp takes care of or raises their child."

dude, OP asked a question in a public forum. nobody barged into her house questioning holw she raises her kids. and yes, my response is that asking how to make a 22 month old to sit through the rosary is mindblogging. are you so afraid that if you dont start the brainwashing early enough is not going to work? and I grew up in a Catholic family

DP. Yes, we all know you grew up in a Catholic family and that you're on here 24/7/365 telling us how much you hate the religion.

It's still none of your business. Maybe mind your own kids or family members.

- not a Catholic

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do it in batches.

God made you with 10 fingers for a reason. Use them instead (divide into 5 and 5 if needed) and scatter throughout the day (maybe 5 at bedtime, for example).

Honestly though, how much of this is you being self righteousness (are you doing this so you can pat yourself on the back?).
Given the normal development of a toddler and preschooler, you are expecting too much to sit still for 30ish minutes and thinking about the Mystery and the prayer. You know this.

I'm not saying don't bother with it or not to introduce it, but there are plenty of other ways to do this that's more age appropriate than your current method .

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you pray the rosary as a family, how do you keep the kids involved (ie not running around)? I don’t want to turn it into a battle of wills and sour them on the experience (kids are 22 month and 4).

Your kids seem too young to concentrate on a serious task like this. How old were you when you started praying the rosary? Did you do it as a family?

They're way too young! 4 is old enough to start learning the prayers, but not old enough to sit through even one decade of the rosary. 22 months is too young for either.

See response below to the poster who originally suggested that OP's kids might be too young:
"Maybe raise your own kids and don’t worry about other people’s kids?

You don’t pay the bills in their house, you don’t cook/clean/provide childcare. You don’t take their kids to school or help them do their homework. When their child is sick, you don’t get up at night to give them medication or take them to the doctor or hospital. You don’t have anything to do with how pp takes care of or raises their child."

dude, OP asked a question in a public forum. nobody barged into her house questioning holw she raises her kids. and yes, my response is that asking how to make a 22 month old to sit through the rosary is mindblogging. are you so afraid that if you dont start the brainwashing early enough is not going to work? and I grew up in a Catholic family

DP. Yes, we all know you grew up in a Catholic family and that you're on here 24/7/365 telling us how much you hate the religion.

It's still none of your business. Maybe mind your own kids or family members.

- not a Catholic

How does this reasoning apply to people who don't agree with a poster on any issue? Does this apply to the religion forum only or to all the other forums? Are you on here 24/7/365 telling people that posts are none of their business?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you pray the rosary as a family, how do you keep the kids involved (ie not running around)? I don’t want to turn it into a battle of wills and sour them on the experience (kids are 22 month and 4).

Your kids seem too young to concentrate on a serious task like this. How old were you when you started praying the rosary? Did you do it as a family?

They're way too young! 4 is old enough to start learning the prayers, but not old enough to sit through even one decade of the rosary. 22 months is too young for either.

See response below to the poster who originally suggested that OP's kids might be too young:
"Maybe raise your own kids and don’t worry about other people’s kids?

You don’t pay the bills in their house, you don’t cook/clean/provide childcare. You don’t take their kids to school or help them do their homework. When their child is sick, you don’t get up at night to give them medication or take them to the doctor or hospital. You don’t have anything to do with how pp takes care of or raises their child."

dude, OP asked a question in a public forum. nobody barged into her house questioning holw she raises her kids. and yes, my response is that asking how to make a 22 month old to sit through the rosary is mindblogging. are you so afraid that if you dont start the brainwashing early enough is not going to work? and I grew up in a Catholic family

DP. Yes, we all know you grew up in a Catholic family and that you're on here 24/7/365 telling us how much you hate the religion.

It's still none of your business. Maybe mind your own kids or family members.

- not a Catholic

How does this reasoning apply to people who don't agree with a poster on any issue? Does this apply to the religion forum only or to all the other forums? Are you on here 24/7/365 telling people that posts are none of their business?

Use your common sense. It makes sense for an atheist to give her perspective on whether God exists. It makes no sense to foist your opinions on somebody who is raising their own child in their own religion.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you pray the rosary as a family, how do you keep the kids involved (ie not running around)? I don’t want to turn it into a battle of wills and sour them on the experience (kids are 22 month and 4).

Your kids seem too young to concentrate on a serious task like this. How old were you when you started praying the rosary? Did you do it as a family?

They're way too young! 4 is old enough to start learning the prayers, but not old enough to sit through even one decade of the rosary. 22 months is too young for either.

See response below to the poster who originally suggested that OP's kids might be too young:
"Maybe raise your own kids and don’t worry about other people’s kids?

You don’t pay the bills in their house, you don’t cook/clean/provide childcare. You don’t take their kids to school or help them do their homework. When their child is sick, you don’t get up at night to give them medication or take them to the doctor or hospital. You don’t have anything to do with how pp takes care of or raises their child."

dude, OP asked a question in a public forum. nobody barged into her house questioning holw she raises her kids. and yes, my response is that asking how to make a 22 month old to sit through the rosary is mindblogging. are you so afraid that if you dont start the brainwashing early enough is not going to work? and I grew up in a Catholic family

DP. Yes, we all know you grew up in a Catholic family and that you're on here 24/7/365 telling us how much you hate the religion.

It's still none of your business. Maybe mind your own kids or family members.

- not a Catholic

How does this reasoning apply to people who don't agree with a poster on any issue? Does this apply to the religion forum only or to all the other forums? Are you on here 24/7/365 telling people that posts are none of their business?

Use your common sense. It makes sense for an atheist to give her perspective on whether God exists. It makes no sense to foist your opinions on somebody who is raising their own child in their own religion.

"foist"? how about present, as "not a Catholic" pp did?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you pray the rosary as a family, how do you keep the kids involved (ie not running around)? I don’t want to turn it into a battle of wills and sour them on the experience (kids are 22 month and 4).

Your kids seem too young to concentrate on a serious task like this. How old were you when you started praying the rosary? Did you do it as a family?

They're way too young! 4 is old enough to start learning the prayers, but not old enough to sit through even one decade of the rosary. 22 months is too young for either.

See response below to the poster who originally suggested that OP's kids might be too young:
"Maybe raise your own kids and don’t worry about other people’s kids?

You don’t pay the bills in their house, you don’t cook/clean/provide childcare. You don’t take their kids to school or help them do their homework. When their child is sick, you don’t get up at night to give them medication or take them to the doctor or hospital. You don’t have anything to do with how pp takes care of or raises their child."

dude, OP asked a question in a public forum. nobody barged into her house questioning holw she raises her kids. and yes, my response is that asking how to make a 22 month old to sit through the rosary is mindblogging. are you so afraid that if you dont start the brainwashing early enough is not going to work? and I grew up in a Catholic family

Parents never know what's going to happen when they inculcate their children with religion. It might take or not. And once they're adults they can do what they like, maybe changing religions or even dropping religion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you pray the rosary as a family, how do you keep the kids involved (ie not running around)? I don’t want to turn it into a battle of wills and sour them on the experience (kids are 22 month and 4).

Forget about a 22mo old attending for more than 5 minutes. Not developmentally appropriate. Instead have them lead with the sign of the cross and say one Hail Mary a day. Print out a coloring rosary page and your 4 year old can color in a bead each night or afternoon after a prayer is said. At this early age, prayer should feel nice, not like a chore

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you pray the rosary as a family, how do you keep the kids involved (ie not running around)? I don’t want to turn it into a battle of wills and sour them on the experience (kids are 22 month and 4).

Forget about a 22mo old attending for more than 5 minutes. Not developmentally appropriate. Instead have them lead with the sign of the cross and say one Hail Mary a day. Print out a coloring rosary page and your 4 year old can color in a bead each night or afternoon after a prayer is said. At this early age, prayer should feel nice, not like a chore

Seems like prayer should always feel nice. It's calming, right? You're talking to God or one of the saints.

Maybe it's a chore when you're given what you feel is an unjust, harsh penance.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you pray the rosary as a family, how do you keep the kids involved (ie not running around)? I don’t want to turn it into a battle of wills and sour them on the experience (kids are 22 month and 4).

Your kids seem too young to concentrate on a serious task like this. How old were you when you started praying the rosary? Did you do it as a family?

They're way too young! 4 is old enough to start learning the prayers, but not old enough to sit through even one decade of the rosary. 22 months is too young for either.

See response below to the poster who originally suggested that OP's kids might be too young:
"Maybe raise your own kids and don’t worry about other people’s kids?

You don’t pay the bills in their house, you don’t cook/clean/provide childcare. You don’t take their kids to school or help them do their homework. When their child is sick, you don’t get up at night to give them medication or take them to the doctor or hospital. You don’t have anything to do with how pp takes care of or raises their child."

dude, OP asked a question in a public forum. nobody barged into her house questioning holw she raises her kids. and yes, my response is that asking how to make a 22 month old to sit through the rosary is mindblogging. are you so afraid that if you dont start the brainwashing early enough is not going to work? and I grew up in a Catholic family

DP. Yes, we all know you grew up in a Catholic family and that you're on here 24/7/365 telling us how much you hate the religion.

It's still none of your business. Maybe mind your own kids or family members.

- not a Catholic

How does this reasoning apply to people who don't agree with a poster on any issue? Does this apply to the religion forum only or to all the other forums? Are you on here 24/7/365 telling people that posts are none of their business?

Use your common sense. It makes sense for an atheist to give her perspective on whether God exists. It makes no sense to foist your opinions on somebody who is raising their own child in their own religion.

So atheists are only allowed to discuss their perspective on whether God exists? What about religious people? What are their allowed perspectives, in your opinion?

[Anonymous]

OK, I'm a devout Anglo Catholic. I don't get it. What are training them for? Whydo you do ths serious questions.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you pray the rosary as a family, how do you keep the kids involved (ie not running around)? I don’t want to turn it into a battle of wills and sour them on the experience (kids are 22 month and 4).

Your kids seem too young to concentrate on a serious task like this. How old were you when you started praying the rosary? Did you do it as a family?

They're way too young! 4 is old enough to start learning the prayers, but not old enough to sit through even one decade of the rosary. 22 months is too young for either.

See response below to the poster who originally suggested that OP's kids might be too young:
"Maybe raise your own kids and don’t worry about other people’s kids?

You don’t pay the bills in their house, you don’t cook/clean/provide childcare. You don’t take their kids to school or help them do their homework. When their child is sick, you don’t get up at night to give them medication or take them to the doctor or hospital. You don’t have anything to do with how pp takes care of or raises their child."

dude, OP asked a question in a public forum. nobody barged into her house questioning holw she raises her kids. and yes, my response is that asking how to make a 22 month old to sit through the rosary is mindblogging. are you so afraid that if you dont start the brainwashing early enough is not going to work? and I grew up in a Catholic family

DP. Yes, we all know you grew up in a Catholic family and that you're on here 24/7/365 telling us how much you hate the religion.

It's still none of your business. Maybe mind your own kids or family members.

- not a Catholic

Yeah,, don't care for "dude guys" comments either. Too rude,