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from "Interpreter" magazine
"Peace be with you" were the words Jesus used to greet the disciples after the Resurrection (John 20:19). Today, peace seems impossible, yet we each long for peace in our daily lives. Maybe we can't control how the world behaves, but we can create peace in our own lives, and we can help our children develop habits that lead them to peace-filled lives.
* Ask your children to name ways their decisions affect others.
* Ask your children to "stand in another's shoes" by taking the point of view of another person in a debate or discussion.
* Pray often with your children, especially about their own peace-filled or conflict experiences.
* Learn from the "Parenting for Peace and Justice Network" at www.ipj-ppj.org.
* Use Let There Be Peace in the Classroom in your Sunday school class, which is available from Discipleship Resources at (800) 685-4370; or www.discipleshipresources.org.
* Deal with conflict in your family in ways that value individuals and lead to making cooperative decisions.
* Help your children practice an attitude of "more than one right answer" that allows for a variety of good choices.
---Mary Alice Gran is director of children's ministries for the General Board of Discipleship, Nashville Tenn.
reprinted from "Interpreter" magazine.