Fasting

I think it's tough to get kids started on fasting. I'm not sure the right age, but there was a great idea in my R.S. meeting yesterday I wanted to share.
If your kids are not ready to fast yet, but you'd like them to participate, decide on something to fast for as a family, talk about it and pray about it. Then, depending on age and readiness, have them skip one meal or two meals. If they can't do that, have them give up the "fun food" that day and keep things simple. No juice, just water. No treats, just necessities. Only one helping. No snacks at church. Any degree works, and it gets them prepared for when they can partake in a full fast. It helps them start to understand some of the sacrifice that goes into fasting. Also, if they are old enough to have money, they can start contributing a small fast offering. Let them know that you or dad supplies the family fast offering, but if they'd like to use any of their money to help people who need it, this is a time they could do that.