Children really can worship God. Boys and girls can encounter God and respond to Him, but parents, worship leaders and other adults must provide the environment for worship to occur. Entertainment is no more appropriate for children's worship than it is for adults. Worship elements through which a child may experience the presence of God are through their five senses. If we miss this developmental opportunity, it will be more difficult to engage them at an older age when adopted beliefs become owned beliefs.
Every church needs to decide how they can best meet the worship needs of their children.
Unfortunately, many churches do not carefully weigh all of the options or choose the format that produces the results they desire for their children. The strongest invitation for children to worship God is to see their parents, teachers and significant people encountering and responding to God. This modeling is a powerful encouragement for children who begin to see worship as faith expressed. As parents or caregivers assist children in understanding the elements and form of the worship experience, boys and girls make emotional as well as mental connections with the worshipping community. If they are never in the congregational worship service and do not experience that modeling, they often miss the opportunity to feel that they belong, and that the worship service has anything to do with them.