Christian parents can embrace the 6-7 meme and enjoy their children’s nonsense

On the face of it the 6-7 meme doesn’t make any sense, but Tabitha Heathcote says that doesn’t mean it’s a bad thing for Christian families

At the moment, you may or may not have notice all over the country, children and young people are suddenly bursting into uncontrollable laughter because someone moved their hands up and down or said “6” and “7” too close together. The kids can’t explain why they do it, or why it is so funny, but they love doing it. Is this just frivolous nonsense? Something more sinister? Or something to be embraced as a source of joy – even if it is a bit random!

As Christian parents we rightly want to protect our children from the world, and we often fear things that we don’t understand. Instead of helping children to understand what it means to live in the world but not of the world, we pull them away from the world to ‘protect them’. But God also wants us to rejoice in life and find him and his joy in all things. So how can we as Christian parents use what the world offers and turn it into moments of joy with God and each other?

Proverbs 15:30 says: “A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit saps a persons strength” (NLT). The 6-7 trend is a good example of an opportunity to enter the world with laughter and joy.

Proverbs 4:7 says: “Getting wisdom is the wisest thing you can do! And whatever else you do, develop good judgment.” As parents, teachers and leaders, we are entrusted with the responsibility to guide young hearts, not by shutting down their laughter, but by