Parents what tactics do you use to help a young teen not resent attending church?

Part of the reason my oldest daughter would rather stand than sit right now is due to how she feels church is a "waste of time" and "borning". Up till this year she loved going and liked talking with her friends but now she just feels like it's not something that connects with her. She doesn't get to not go but I wish it wasn't a battle each Sunday!

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PicturesOfABetterTomorrow · 41-45, M

First off I think there is a flawed assumption that there is something inherently wrong with them not wanting to attend. Second trying to coerce them will only make resentment worse. And last depending on where you live it might be illegal to force a minor to attend church against their will.

SammyJo · 51-55, F

@PicturesOfABetterTomorrow ...and, of course, religion is something that people sometimes find themselves going in and out of, depending on that particular point in their life...

SJD x

littlematthew123 · 22-25, M

tell my stepmom that @SammyJo

SammyJo · 51-55, F

@littlematthew123 Well, I would if I could! I've been a life-long Catholic and I have found that faith has helped in my life....But my life has had a fair few bumps along the way, y'know? So...maybe I need it more...

Meanwhile some are just coasting through life and they have no real service for the faith, so it's easy to let it go.....until it is needed.

That make sense?

SJD x

PicturesOfABetterTomorrow · 41-45, M

@SammyJo Agreed. And those that attend church to please a parent rarely stick around in the long term.