8 multi-sensory ways to encourage your children to pray

From taste and touch to food and fun, Naomi Fox from Growing Hope helps Christian parents discover creative ways to make prayer real for children of every ability

When I swim, I pray. As I put my head under the water, or even sometimes put earplugs in, I find I have a moment to stop and bring myself before God. This gives me a chance to hear what he’s saying and to pray for individuals I want to bring before him.

I wonder if there are activities that you do which help you to engage in prayer? They may be quiet and contemplative or loud and use our whole bodies.

The more we understand how our brains take in and process information, the more we can help our children and young people to engage in prayer

We all process the world through our senses. The more we understand how our brains take in and process information, the more we can help our children and young people to engage in prayer. I am a children’s occupational therapist and as part of my job at Growing Hope I often talk to parents and carers about sensory processing. We have an incredible multi sensory God who has created our brains that enables us to learn and connect in so many different ways. Often when I talk about sensory processing some individuals ……