Tell Me About God: Helping Children Develop a Relationship with God

Some argue that children come into the world with an innate sense of their spiritual origins which they haven't learned from others. Regardless, it is up to the adults who nurture them to help develop this sense into a relationship that will grow and sustain them throughout life. A well-balanced, well-qualified panel of experts shares tips on how children learn and how adults can help, how parents can handle the hard questions, the importance of talking and listening to God, and ways to get started. That's a pretty broad agenda for such a short program, but the advice is generally practical and well-thought-out: viewers are advised that different kids respond to different approaches, to respect children's questions, to be honest about your own mistakes, and to make every day a prayer. Segments featuring adults and children working together are generally warm-and-fuzzy; however, one scene where children share prayers of forgiveness seems to equate angry feelings with sin and fails to make the distinction between having angry feelings and acting in a socially unacceptable way on those feelings. Aside from that scene, this is a somewhat superficial but helpful exploration of how to launch a lifelong quest for spiritual growth. An optional purchase. Aud: P. (J. Reed)