Category: Story Time

You are my Beloved | Care of Self: Care of Others

Our focus during Epiphany is ‘You are my Beloved | Care of Self: Care of Others‘.  You can learn more about what we’re up to this month here: https://www.westwood.church/epiphany-2021

It’s a timely theme for families as we continue to navigate the emotional intensities and mental health toll of the pandemic on our kids and ourselves. As you support kid(s) thru their emotions, stress, & worries- don’t forget to prioritize yourself with compassionate self-care.

Looking for new ways to help your kid(s) process their feelings? Here are a few.

Preschool Yoga Class
More yoga!

A Kids Book About COVID-19

The series, ‘A Kids Book About’, is a personal favorite. The series dives deep into many important and somewhat difficult topics.

Malia Jones, an epidemiologist, wrote a new book about COVID-19. (We read another ‘A Kids Book About’ book at Westwood- A Kid’s Book About Racism, by Jelani Memory)

The extra cool part- it’s a free download!

https://akidsbookabout.com/pages/covid-19

Anti-Racism Parenting Resources

During this past Lent, we looked more closely at our own racial identity, how racism has shaped our lives, and developed anti-racism skills with the theme, ‘Who am I? Deepening our Conversation About Race’. 

Anti-racism work is never done.

This post includes the parent resources that were provided during Lent to support our work in raising race-conscious, anti-racist kids.

If you have additional resources to share with our community- please let me know! j.mohr@westwood.church

Anti-Racism Parenting Resources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AIN6qgGmX8duOvPAyt6LwZXvsQYkjzwf8Xcg9ckycCY/edit?usp=sharing

At-Home Family Worship: Pentecost!

Feel the Holy Spirit this Pentecost using pinwheels in prayer!

The holy spirit is described as a wind rushing. By breathing to spin the pinwheel, kids can see the movement of the holy spirit as you pray as a family.

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