From the beginning, it is essential that children know that they are a miracle designed by God as unique individuals and are loved so deeply by their Father in Heaven. The idea of being loved, special or unique is readily lost in our world which is why faith based youth development is so important. If the world does not teach that your child is inherently special, then he or she will not feel self worth or self respect. Faith based youth development is so critical to your child’s very being and shows children they are worthy of love and worthy of life’s opportunities.

The youth in our culture are searching for something or someone to believe in. The things of this world are not enough to reach fulfillment and the ultimate desire for every child is that they find hope, self worth and self respect which essentially comes from their faith.

It’s important to seek out companies such as Thumbpeople, Inc. that realizes the need for faith based youth development and encourages all children, adults and everyone to be who God has created them to be. ThumbPeople calls this “Being Thumbuddy”. A “Thumbuddy” uses their God-given talents and blessings to be the best they can be. By doing so, they in turn bless others. Faith based youth development solidifies that notion and encourages children to do great things in the world that are unique to them.

Even preschool Christian curriculum offers the special sensitivities around the role of faith in development, but also argues that the long and rich experience of faith communities working with young people — particularly with the most disadvantaged — calls for a deeper understanding of the impact of their interventions and of the value added they may bring to designing youth development policies and programs.

The difference between faith based youth development programs versus secular programs which do not rely on any religious foundation or affiliation is substantial in relation to overall success. When we give children the opportunity to expand and grow, when it comes to developing the necessary skills they need, faith and Christian principles succeed in the natural progression of a child contrary to those children who are given a more secular standard of training.

Faith based youth development as well as preschool Christian curriculum gives children not only the basic needs, it instills within them the building blocks of Godly morals and principles that affect not only their lives, but those around them. Parents seeking a more solid, less pluralistic curriculum that enriches children through Biblical ideas and principles will find a more solid, comforting look when it comes to true faith based development that relies on the spiritual rather than on the secular. For our children, nothing can be more of value in the current world in which we are living.

ThumbPeople’s Thumbuddy books, music and preschool Christian curriculum positively influences preschool children as it builds Godly self worth, encourages children to value and respect others, empowers kids to make good life choices and teaches children that they are unconditionally loved.

Why is this so important and how does it help them? Lets take a look at three benefits children receive through faith based youth development…and what studying the scriptures does in the heart of a child…

• Faith Based Youth Development Establishes Faith – Children are naturally trusting. They want to believe. Their minds and their hearts need to be full of the truths of God’s Word. Knowing God’s promises and trusting in His love will establish and build a strong faith in their hearts.

• Faith Based Youth Development Builds Confidence – Good character is built through positive messages. For example when a little child hears and is taught over and over again he or she is ”fearfully and wonderfully made.” Psalms 139:14 KJV and it is explained to them over and over again through various preschool Christian curriculum that they are uniquely created by a loving God, he or she becomes confident in who they are and will grow up having a positive attitude towards themselves.

By teaching them early through a preschool Christian curriculum not only are we teaching them to trust and believe in God but also to believe in themselves.

• Faith Based Youth Development Demonstrates God’s Love – When we spend time with our children talking and teaching God’s Word, the love of Jesus shines through us to them. We may not be able to set our children on the actual physical lap of Jesus but we can express His love for them through the things that we teach. When children feel that God loves them, they will love Him in return.

Faith, confidence and love for God must be bred in the hearts of our children. As they grow they will be grounded in God’s truths and His truths will never leave them. If we teach them faithfully we will see the fulfillment of the promise in Proverbs 22:6 KJV that says “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”

ThumbPeople supports child educators and parents in “training up a child” with effective faith based youth development tools.

Through preschool Christian curriculum, Thumbuddy children’s books, positive kid’s music and affirming soaking music, ThumbPeople builds Godly self worth within kids and adults and empowers them to use their unique gifts and talents to live abundant lives.

Even in preschool Christian curriculum, children are given the tools to help others, to learn about others, to love others. When we instill these ideas and spiritually based educational training, you create in each child the need to understand why they should love others, be compassionate to those who are not as fortunate as they might be in life.

Christian curriculum based on Christian principles and spiritual development enable a child to grow and become bonded to their world with the outlook that the answer to life’s problems are not found in man but in Christ. When we present curriculum that is Christian based, we allow the child to understand that he or she did not merely evolve or the universe didn’t just happen over a long period of time, but we give them the truth, that they are special, specially created by God to have a very real and personable relationship with our heavenly Father.

Love our neighbor is not just a snappy phrase or a cute memory verse, but it is the basic core of our faith that children and even teenagers should be familiar with and applied to their lives. In a time where children are taught secular ideas through television, radio, books and film, it is vital that parents and even grandparents are given the necessary tools to succeed in a very challenging world.

ThumbPeople provides simple tools through children’s books, music and preschool Christian curriculum to empower your family to live an abundant life. “The theif comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I come that you may have life, and have it abundantly.” John 10:10

“Suffer the little children to come unto me” Jesus said “for of such is the kingdom of heaven.” In this passage, little children had been brought to Jesus by their parents but His disciples mistakenly rebuked them thinking that Jesus was too busy or too important to be bothered with children. Jesus quickly corrected them commanding that all children be permitted to come and learn of Him. Jesus then laid His hands on the children and prayed for them.

Three of the gospels recount this same event signifying to us that this is a very important lesson. The message is simple. Bring our children to the Lord just as these parents did. Notice that Jesus used the word ‘little’ children indicating that the sooner we did this the better. He is urging us not to wait but to bring them to Him when they are young.

Deuteronomy 6:7 KJV tells us to …”teach them (the Scriptures) diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way and when thou liest down and when thou risest up.”

Jesus told the disciples to let the little children come to Him and the above Scripture tells us to teach our children diligently. Based on these two passages, we can conclude that God wants us to teach our children when they are young and He wants us to do it consistently and often.

Research studies have proven that children learn the most during their first six years of life and most of their molding and shaping into the person they will become happens during these critical years. The most vital of these six years are considered to be the preschool years. For this reason we need to be sure as parents that our young children are learning and developing in the Lord through good preschool Christian curriculum.

Our children will thrive as they learn early about God’s love through a solid preschool Christian curriculum. Faith based youth development will anchor our children in Christ and His Word as we spiritually bring them to Him through preschool Christian curriculum allowing Him to touch them and spend time with them just as He commanded.

Incorporate good faith based youth development tools like ThumbPeople’s preschool Christian curriculum, Thumbuddy books, motivating kid’s music and restoring soaking music.

Through positive and affirming words, ThumbPeople’s preschool Christian curriculum builds Godly self worth within kids while empowering them to make good life choices that lead to abundance and blessings.

If you’ve ever smiled at a young person, gave a word of encouragement, offered a safe place or stimulating activities, helped a child learn to read or in any way supported, advocated for, or taught a young person or his/her family, then you have impacted a child or teenager for the better.

Faith based youth development, Christian curriculum or even preschool Christian curriculum is an opportunity for parents to learn about how to help build the fundamental aspects in young people as well as children. Youth workers, pastors, parents and administrators of youth programs see the true growth of not only kids physical needs, but their spiritual needs as well.

Research shows that the more assets (support, empowerment, boundaries and expectations, constructive use of time, commitment to learning, positive values, social competencies, positive identity) a young person has, the more likely he/she will refrain from risky behavior and engage in thriving behaviors. Faith based youth development is an ongoing process by which all young people as well as children, seek ways to meet their basic physical and social needs and to build the competencies (knowledge and skills) necessary to succeed in adolescence and adulthood, through the foundation of Christian instruction.

Preventing high risk behaviors, even if achieved, is not the same as helping young people prepare for the future. Preparation requires an equal commitment to helping youth understand life’s challenges and responsibilities and to giving each youth the necessary skills for success. Striving for more positive goals that promote early Christian development gives young people the skills and motivation they need to achieve milestones, such as high school graduation and employment. But it also prepares them for a more deeper walk in Christ when used effectively.

Selecting a preschool Christian curriculum that builds self worth is a foundational piece that will bless children into their adolescence. ThumbPeople’s children’s books, music and preschool Christian curriculum has been acknowledged by child development experts for its self worth building concepts and teaching of positive life skills.

You have to admire Timothy’s grandmother. She had to be a woman of strong faith for she made sure her children knew the Lord. His mother should also be commended for she too handed down the faith that was in her. Both women must have been an example to Timothy for he knew the Scriptures when he was just a child. Paul’s New Testament letters to Timothy state… “When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also. (2 Timothy 1:5 KJV) “And that from a child thou hast known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.” (2 Timothy 3:15 KJV)

Faith, confidence and love for God must have been bred in his heart for Timothy spent the rest of his life serving the Lord and carrying on in Paul’s place. What joy must have been in the heart of his grandmother and mother! They must have been proud and rejoiced over him!

Timothy is a great Biblical example of what happens when children undergo faith based youth development. Doing what Lois and Eunice did can be challenging but the rewards are everlasting. Lets us also hand down our faith to our children and follow in the footsteps of these women. We too will rejoice over our children when we see them walk in the truth!

ThumbPeople offers faith based youth development tools that build Godly self worth within children and parents through their preschool Christian curriculum, positive kid’s music, soaking music and the Thumbuddy children’s book series.

ThumbPeople has created encouraging resources for kids and adults that empower families to live out an abundantly blessed life while being a blessing to others.

Well, since we didn’t hear any arguments from you on that statement, here’s another preschool parent mini curriculum download for you:

1) Let it roll. When some other parent or family member or fellow shopper at the mall says to you, “My kids never threw tantrums, it’s like they just knew how to behave” or some other terrible lie – be big enough not to respond with anything more than a smile. Now I’m not saying we don’t care for the poor person whose perspective is so skewed that they have absolutely no recollection as to just how abominably challenging raising even their nearly perfect child was all those years ago (I’m not bitter). But instead to just let the comment roll off of your shoulders and not add in your own self-deprecating critical comments such as – I can’t even control my own child, or this was easy for everyone else but me. Consider it an excerpt from Preschool Christian Curriculum 101: Smile kindly when people say mean things to you and be confident in the God-given wisdom with which you are raising your child.

2) Affirm your kids at home and to others. When people would say, with much exasperation, about my oldest daughter, “She’s so busy – she doesn’t sit still!” as if it was a curse worse than death. I’d quickly respond with a smile, “I know. Don’t you love it! She’s so carefree and happy. Just remind yourself out loud how great your child is when someone else projects their judgment onto them. People don’t mean it as badly as it often sounds – but I found it so helpful to hear myself say the positive version of my child’s identity rather than mull over someone else’s opinion of them in my own head.

3) Affirm them appropriately. We’ve all heard another parent say to their child, “You’re the prettiest girl in the world,” only to look over in the hopes of catching a glimpse of the future Miss Universe and wonder: Her? I mean, cute, sure – pretty well yes in her own way – but the prettiest girl in the entire solar system? Couldn’t say that and mean it. Truly who does this title belong to? Beauty is, (thankfully!) in the eye of the beholder. But let’s not put this weight of the world crown on our little peep’s head. What happens when pimples, dandruff, and the undeniably awkward stage happens? Then what? Perhaps this is straight out of pre school curriculum – to remember that all that remains at the end of the day is love. Not beauty, not reading comprehension levels, or stellar behavior.

Positively affirm children through the books, music and curriculum they’re exposed to. ThumbPeople’s Thumbuddy books, music and curriculum are all about positively affirming kids to help them see themselves as one-of-a-kind masterpieces created in God’s image!

You have to admire Timothy’s grandmother. She had to be a woman of strong faith for she made sure her children knew the Lord. His mother should also be commended for she too handed down the faith that was in her. Both women must have been an example to Timothy for he knew the Scriptures when he was just a child. Paul’s New Testament letters to Timothy state… “When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also. (2 Timothy 1:5 KJV) “And that from a child thou hast known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.” (2 Timothy 3:15 KJV)

Faith, confidence and love for God must have been bred in his heart for Timothy spent the rest of his life serving the Lord and carrying on in Paul’s place. What joy must have been in the heart of his grandmother and mother! They must have been proud and rejoiced over him!

Timothy is a great Biblical example of what happens when children undergo faith based youth development. Doing what Lois and Eunice did can be challenging but the rewards are everlasting. Lets us also hand down our faith to our children and follow in the footsteps of these women. We too will rejoice over our children when we see them walk in the truth!

ThumbPeople offers faith based youth development tools that build Godly self worth within children and parents through their preschool Christian curriculum, positive kid’s music, soaking music and the Thumbuddy children’s book series.

ThumbPeople has created encouraging resources for kids and adults that empower families to live out an abundantly blessed life while being a blessing to others.

While those precious little preschoolers are at the heart of what we do, we also have a desire to bless and support preschool parents.

So here’s a mini curriculum download for preschool parents to help you to relax and enjoy your little one:

1) Remember Whose they are. Peaceful is the parent who often remembers that the little lamb living under their roof and presumably their reign is actually and entirely a child of God Himself. Can’t we readily agree that the God of all humankind knows just exactly what He’s doing with His own children? With this understanding comes surrender. Learning (and re-learning and re-learning) that we’re not in control of this child or any other person in life is incredibly liberating. Breathe. Your child will be potty trained before middle school and if she can’t write her name in preschool – all the more to appreciate in second grade when she achieves this milestone then. Lord willing, they’ll be reading and writing their whole lives – why are we in such a hurry for it to start right this minute?

2) Celebrate their Uniqueness. Since when did “Marching to the beat of a different drummer” become a sin? Why must we fear individuality when it comes to our own children? They’re not carbon copies of everyone else’s child. Their fearfully, wonderfully, and uniquely made.

3) Stop comparing your child to your other child or someone else’s child. This is tough since we do live in relationship. It’s interesting to know what is typical of children at the age of our child but it really has to end there – just interesting information. Tuck it away with your other Christian curriculum plans and not as information that is going to cause us to question ourselves or label our child with some shortcoming that may actually be a strength.

Help your child to be the one-of-a-kind original that God created them to be! Thumbuddy can help! Thumbuddy books, music and curriculum encourages children to see themselves as precious and unique miracles!