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amother

Thu, Sep 06 2007, 4:55 pm

How do you teach, say a 2 yr old about Hashem? You can Hashem this or that, but who is Hashem to a 2 yr old?

TammyTammy

Thu, Sep 06 2007, 4:58 pm

amother wrote:

How do you teach, say a 2 yr old about Hashem? You can Hashem this or that, but who is Hashem to a 2 yr old?

Of course, no two two year olds are the same. But, generally speaking, I think that a baby at 24 months is a little young to grasp such a concept.

Tammy

mimivan

Thu, Sep 06 2007, 5:06 pm

You can try at 2...why not? But the folllowing explanation is more likely to work with three year olds. I think Rosh Hashana is an opportune time, because we talk about Hashem alot as a King (and in Elul) I told ds that Hashem made everything. Including him and Ima and Abba. (You should have seen his eyes get really wide with amazement. It was so funny! )

With Elul and "the king is in the field" I explained that Hashem was a king, but not like the Kings in the world, because he is king of all the kings. He is in charge of everyone in the world. This concept seemed to blow his mind a bit, like the first one, but he understood it enough to be amazed by it, if you know what I mean.

gryp

Thu, Sep 06 2007, 5:11 pm

Hashem is here Hashem is there Hashem is truly everywhere
Up up down down right left and all around here there and everywhere
That's where He can be found.

That's about as much as they can understand at age 2. Wink

csb

Thu, Sep 06 2007, 5:52 pm

my father said he saw somewhere that when a child is pretending to daven (imitating the parents, etc.) it is a sign taht they realize their is a higher being in the world.

TammyTammy

Thu, Sep 06 2007, 5:54 pm

csb wrote:

my father said he saw somewhere that when a child is pretending to daven (imitating the parents, etc.) it is a sign taht they realize their is a higher being in the world.

Or that they want to be just like daddy/tatty.

Tammy

mimivan

Thu, Sep 06 2007, 7:33 pm

Yes, it is really cute...at one stage, when my son was two, he would pick up anything with writing on it, clutch it like a siddur and start shuckling back and forth!

Once, it was the phone bill! Dh said "That's the right idea, Schneur! Pray that it goes away!" LOL

Crayon210

Thu, Sep 06 2007, 7:56 pm

When a child does a mitzvah (or something that happens to be a mitzvah), tell them how proud Hashem is that you're keeping His Torah, etc., or how proud you are that you're keeping Hashem's mitzvos. Make "Hashem" a household name.

greenfire

Thu, Sep 06 2007, 7:58 pm

there is this great book called "modeh ani" ... and has lots of pictures and colors to thank Hashem for ... my kids loved it ...

Mitzvahmom

Thu, Sep 06 2007, 7:58 pm

ooooih my fav...

Hashem is here Hashem is there
Hashem is truely every where..
Hashem is here Hashem is there
Hashem is truely every where..
Up Up
Down down
Right
Left
and all around
here there and every where that's where he can be found
UP UP
down down
right
left
and all around
here there and everywhere that's where he can be found..

My kids fav song still

Tue, Sep 11 2007, 10:01 am

LOL, my son loves that song as well

amother

Tue, Sep 18 2007, 1:28 am

uncle yossi (goldstein) made that song up, its been around for years,I play his storytapes in the car, the kids LOVE it...they fight less B"H cuz they are so busy listening...

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