RAMADAN has arrived. Month full of grace, grace, and forgiveness, and it has arrived. As a parent who has dozens of times fasting, of course we already know what the purpose, meaning and benefits of fasting. But what about our children?
Is the task of parents to explain to children what the meaning, significance, and the benefits of fasting. If not explained early on, Ramadan will fall as "an annual celebration". Parents should be able to train children to fast. But fasting is not to train children can be done by force. Required a gradual process. This fast stage of the exercise can be applied to children with full-time who do not have to. For example, in Sundanese no term sadawuh or fasting until 10 o'clock in the morning, it means breaking sabedug after noon drum sounds. To be able to train children to fast, there are several ways that can dilakuan.
Give extra attention.
Train children in the fasting month of Ramadan requires extra attention. Note however that the main purpose of training children growing love of fasting. Therefore, in practice, the joy they run fast success must take precedence over quantity. Never obtrude. Do not demand the child can fully fasted.
Not eating and drinking.
For children aged 5-7 years, practice not to eat and drink every two or three hours according to their abilities. If they can no longer hungry, let them break and add time to get used to fast the next day until noon call to prayer time arrives. When you are accustomed to and feel do not feel burdened, Asar Azaan add up to the time arrives. Then proceed to a full fasting until sundown.
Wake the children.
For children, getting up to eat the meal is not easy. Therefore, parents need to wait for the wake. Without emotion and anger. Make the home pleasant atmosphere, for example with the sound of verses of the holy Koran, nasyid, as well as children's songs, including enjoying a television show.
A varied menu of dishes.
For meals, choose a practical and varied but provides enough calories. Milk, eggs, and bread, for example. It is a menu option that is often favored children. And they did not take long to eat it. Menu was able to meet the needs of health and body strength for fasting.
Stages break.
If the child has not experienced fasting, then he asked to break at any time, allow. Do not reject. But after that, give the child understanding and motivation to berpuasanya increasingly enhanced capabilities. The idea to always fasted after the break could be tested. After breaking at ten, tell them that they could continue fasting. And so on until it was dusk. Do not forget to include children at the time of breaking, even though they have been breaking the previous. When breaking could be a "spiritual event" a happy child.
Eliminate food and drinks out of sight of children.
Get rid of far-away food and drinks from the view of children. Clear the table and a cupboard. Excitement when breaking or a meal together will provide an atmosphere that others in children because at the time of iftar, the whole family usually get together and rejoice together.
Giving a gift as a token of appreciation.
Giving a gift of a child struggle to fasting can increase motivation. Gifts need not be expensive or shaped objects. If you can afford, no nothing. If it does not, do not push yourself. Praise him! Remember, praise can be a special gift for children.
Give a fun game.
To fill the days of fasting child, a parent can give a game fun so distracted attention to hunger. For example, make crafts from seeds, leaves, beads, and others. Or also provide something that can be cut, torn, glued, resulting in interesting things. Another option is taking children to gardening or invite them to give alms to the family or the people who are less fortunate and let them give him.
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