How to Pray for your Grandchildren going Back to School?

Each year my husband and I take our granddaughters who live nearby for a “Back to School”lunch just before they go back to school. Today I took our granddaughter who lives nearby out to lunch because she is leaving to start her college adventure next week in Southern California. She is excited about her new experience, I am very happy for her and I was able to pray with her and share with her that she was not going alone, but God was holding her hand as he will be walking with her on her new journey.

The beginning of the school year can be a stressful experience for children from preschool thru college. Many of our grandchildren will be going back to school soon, some are excited to be back in school, and however, some are anxious because of the unknown. New teachers and staff, new classmates, new dorm roommates and unfamiliarity in a new school setting can leave children and youth vulnerable to all kinds of negative influences. 

Our grandchildren are growing up and educated in a time of global uncertainty, with peer pressures and temptations that we never experienced in our youth or even when our children were growing up. Grandparents can help provide a hedge of protection for them so they may be able to resist the temptations and deceptions they encounter, and experience, peace, joy, and success, as they navigate their world hostile to the truth.

I would love to send you the Free Back to SchoolE-book you can download. It will encourage you and give you helpful suggestions to pray intentionally for your grandchildren as they go back to school. Subscribe (on the right side of this page) for my blog updates and never miss a post on my website. Then I will send you a free download of “Suggestions to Pray for Grandchildren in School”(preschool thru college) and the “31 Scriptures to Pray for Children”as a bonus along with the E-book. 

The responses for the E-book was overwhelming last year, get your E-book soon.  Leave a comment on my website or send me an email. 

Don’t forget to make National Grandparent’s Day. A Day of Prayer as your grandchildren go Back to School.

Lillian Penner, Co-Prayer Director for Christian Grandparenting Network, lpenner@christiangrandparenting.net