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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So, back to OP's original question:  how do you get your children to love God?  Here is what I do:

1)  Model it at home:  family prayers before bedtime, grace before meals, conversations about it in our day-to-day life, books, etc.

2)  Send my child to Catholic school.

3)  Because of #2, this means that some of her extracurricular activities (which are through the school) also have a Catholic bent:  CYO sports, her Brownie troop, etc.

4)  All of our extended family on both sides is Catholic so our beliefs are confirmed and strengthened on family vacations as we all go to Mass together, her cousins go to Catholic school too, etc.

5) DD, for what it's worth, likes the fact that "catholic" as a word even means "universal" and this seems to mean a lot to her, in emphasizing, that Catholicism is the one, true faith, for everybody.  Jesus came for everybody and died for everybody.

6)  I pray! :)  I pray to St. Monica that my children learn the faith.  St. Monica was terribly worried about her son St. Augustine b/c he had moved far away from the faith, but her prayers were finally heard and he became devout, and, in fact, a saint. :)

Sorry this has a Catholic bent to is but I couldn't take it out as it pertains to so much of what we do. . .but hopefully it is helpful both to fellow Catholics and others who are trying to raise theirc hildren in their own faith. . .
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Good luck - with all the heavy lifting you're doing for God, the least he could do for you is have your daughter become a life-long, devout Catholic.  It would be interesting to know the percentage of kids who leave Catholism after this type of intensive, enveloping childhood experience you've created for your child.  I know a few.[/quote]

Thanks for the good wishes!  Maybe pray for us, too, if you feel like it!  :)  I never turn down any offers of prayer or good wishes!  :)  And yes, God is there for anyone who comes to Him. All you have to do is look!  :) [/quote]

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