These are all really great ways to introduce your child to Christ too! In raising my daughter, I always try to keep in mind that my main objective is to prepare her to meet God. She is only 2, so we're still on the basics, but I was involved in an 8 week study at our church called Effective Parenting in a Defective World. AMAZING study on this very topic! I think the CD is only like 20 bucks and the workbook was 10. There are so many things in the bible that teach us how to parent our children/bring them to Christ, we just gotta know where to look for them and how to apply! I think you can google the title and see more about it.
At her age, there isn't an array of things we can do like devotionals or discussions about Christ, but we have storytime before bed everynight so I always try to make sure we read some of her children's bible stories along with the others. But for us, the main thing i'm trying to teach her is obedience. Thats the word of the day in my house. How can I ever expect her to obey a God she can't see if she can't even obey me, an authority she can see!
We don't have cable in my house because theres just too much garbage to try and filter through, plus I don't know how many more years I could keep her watching only playhouse disney lol. Its just easier to get rid of it all together and find more productive things to do. But if you do have cable, a great thing to do is when something thats out of sync with your beliefs comes on TV take the time to talk about that with your kids. Like sayyy you're watching a great show, and theres this guy and this girl and they're both in really crappy marriages.. and they fall in love and help eachother escape the pain blah blah.. as you find yourself rooting for them to make it.. pause and have a convo with your kids about the sin/deceit in that situation. It could spawn a really good convo, plus you could get a chance to see how much understanding your kids have.. which is really whats most important. You can have them memorize bible verses all day, and go to church all the time.. but if you aren't hitting the target.. meaning making sure they understand why and the implications.. then its all for nothing
Theres another CD of biblical principles for kids/teens about everyday life in story format called adventures in odyssey. When my daughter gets a little older I think those will be great for her, just as a way to start discussions about how to deal with situations the way Christ would. Also, I play a lot of christian music in the car/at home and its so cute hearing her belting out songs and bible verses from memory without even knowing it! I can't wait until she starts asking questions about what she's singing lol.
But as she grows older, I think the best way I can show her Jesus is the center of our family is by modeling that. Showing her by example. Something to keep in mind is that kids, especially older ones, will do as you do, not as you say! Every morning when she wakes up, I want her to see mom doing her morning devotional so she gets the idea that this is something important. I'm not sure how old your kids are, but definitly family devotionals even as little as once or twice a week are a great way to go. Talk about Christ and how wonderful he is, all the time!
Duet 11:18-22 Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
