Anger & Siblings
🧸 When Someone Breaks My Toy
Your toy mattered. You can tell the truth about the break and still choose kindness if it was an accident.
Kind
“And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.”
Ephesians 4:32 · World English Bible
Overlook
“The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense.”
Proverbs 19:11 · World English Bible
Forgive
“bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, if any man has a complaint against any; even as Christ forgave you, so you also do.”
Colossians 3:13 · World English Bible
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Say it
Practice Ephesians 4:32
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Andbekindtooneanother,hearted,eachother,justasGodalsoinChristyou.
Pray together
Dear God, I am upset my toy is broken. Help me tell the truth without being cruel, and help me forgive. Amen.
Two-minute challenge
Show a grown-up the toy and say whether you need an apology, a repair, or both.
Parent tip
Take the loss seriously, involve the other child in a simple repair or replacement plan, and coach the apology.