How to Pray With Young Children: Simple Words a Child Can Own
Jesus welcomed children brought to him for prayer and told his disciples not to forbid them. Praying with a young child rests on his welcome, not on the child's understanding or the parent's polished words.
Jesus Welcomes the Little Children
The disciples treated children as an interruption; Jesus treated them as kingdom members. Matthew 19:13–15 shows that access to Jesus is not earned by status, age, or importance, and that discipleship means making room rather than guarding the door.