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ConfusedLucy
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Hopefully that will help them feel more involved with mass. Good luck
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goout
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I would suggest you are asking more of a 9 year old than they are capable of.
Just do it. Just go to Mass.
Just do it. Just go to Mass.
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Aulef
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On the contrary. Some people even suggested strategies to make it less boring/more fun.
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FrancisPio
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Well in that case my recommendation is.
- If your kids are under the age of 10 bring coloring books and crayons with you, and a ziplock back with pretzels.
- After mass, make a nice brunch with eggs, bacon, saucage, cantalope. The anticipation and routine should make the kids happy.
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Xanthippe_Voorhees
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For the love of everything DO NOT bring food into Mass unless your child has a medical need to do so.
Just.
Don’t.
Crumbs get everywhere and slimy food bits, too. There is no reason that a child over the age of 3 who is neurotypical or otherwise normal and feeling well needs to be drinking anything other than water (after they are weaned) during Mass, never mind eating.
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FrancisPio
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FrancisPio:
For the love of everything DO NOT bring food into Mass unless your child has a medical need to do so.
Just.
Don’t.
Crumbs get everywhere and slimy food bits, too. There is no reason that a child over the age of 3 who is neurotypical or otherwise normal and feeling well needs to be drinking anything other than water (after they are weaned) during Mass, never mind eating.
. Sounds like someone had a bad experience. 
In Santa Fe, NM there is a beautiful very small “church” only for the kids built in the 1700s I believe. My point is just that children’s masses have been around for centuries, it’s too bad you don’t have that option in your parish.
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Xanthippe_Voorhees
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As a teen, young adult and in my “working” adult years before children I helped clean parish pews. In those varied states and dioceses, I cleaned off the leavings of children–cheerios, the occasional gum, teddy grams and strings of cheese sticks. It was the one thing besides Easter vigil wax that was almost universal…didn’t matter how plain or fancy if it was built in 1904 or 1994.Xanthippe_Voorhees:
FrancisPio:
For the love of everything DO NOT bring food into Mass unless your child has a medical need to do so.
Just.
Don’t.
Crumbs get everywhere and slimy food bits, too. There is no reason that a child over the age of 3 who is neurotypical or otherwise normal and feeling well needs to be drinking anything other than water (after they are weaned) during Mass, never mind eating.
In Santa Fe, NM there is a beautiful very small “church” only for the kids built in the 1700s I believe. My point is just that children’s masses have been around for centuries, it’s too bad you don’t have that option in your parish.
As a parent bugs me even more. When my eldest was very young–about a year and a half- we were at the Christmas Vigil. The little boy behind us was badly behaved and I gave him the benefit of the doubt that perhaps he had ADHD. However, I was absolutely enraged when he started throwing his snack of nuts at my child one by one. I looked the mother in the eye and whispered a bit more than harshly, “He needs to stop that”. My friend’s son is allergic to nuts…and until he was 4 had a propensity to put things in his mouth. Had my daughter had the same allergy we would have spent the remainder of Christmas Eve in the ER fighting for her life.
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KatyCatholic
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I subscribe to Magnifi-Kid … my girls get to doodle, check boxes, read comics, and learn about the faith … all while following along in the booklet with the readings and every response from beginning to end.
http://us.magnificat.net/home/magnifikid
http://us.magnificat.net/home/magnifikid
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Jump4Joy
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Baseball is more fun to play then watch.
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MonteRCMS
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I have begged priests to EXPLAIN the Mass at least once a year.
The only priest who did a consistently great job was Father Ray Brannon, who devoted his life as a missionary in Thailand.
The only priest who did a consistently great job was Father Ray Brannon, who devoted his life as a missionary in Thailand.
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Xanthippe_Voorhees
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LOL. Not for me. You either spend forever in the outfield being bored to death or forever in the infield waiting for your turn. Atleast if you’re watching it you don’t also have to be worried about catching the ball other than to take it home as a prize.
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MonteRCMS
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Check the current catalogs by Ignatius Press and others for reading materials that are age specific and flood the kids with mailings for them.
See if any of these resources are helpful:
https://shop.catholic.com
See if any of these resources are helpful:
https://shop.catholic.com
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TC3033
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Honestly…I have to agree here.
I was bored with church until my late teens, especially from the ages 9-14. I’m not really sure how to cure the boredom at that age. I think for most (especially boys) that age, the boredom is just gonna be there.
I was bored with church until my late teens, especially from the ages 9-14. I’m not really sure how to cure the boredom at that age. I think for most (especially boys) that age, the boredom is just gonna be there.
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Augustinian
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I don’t think you can cure the boredom. But by going to church and sticking it out in spite of the boredom, the children learn how to do it. A lot of things in this world are boring, but it doesn’t mean you don’t have to do them.
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TC3033
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I never said that… You could probably count the times that I missed church on one hand each year growing up, but I was always bored out of my mind…especially from that age of around 9-14. I think it’s a phase that most kids are just going to go through. Parents should just expect it and roll with it. We’re going through it with our 7 and 9 year olds now.
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