How to help your toddler enjoy being in church Children learn by imitation. Sing the hymns, pray, voice the responses. Children learn liturgical behavior by copying yours. Encourage your toddler to respond to the music by moving or clapping when there is a strong rhythm. Take your toddler with you to receive Communion or a blessing.
Children are present in worship as part of their own faith journey.
Even when they are just amusing themselves, they are absorbing the atmosphere of worship. You and your young child Church school is offered for children aged 3 and older for the first part of the service. On occasional Sundays, the children stay in church for the whole service. Children will absorb much of the atmosphere of worship while drawing quietly or looking at picture books. They often need to keep their hands busy in order to listen.