Archive for May, 2015
-
Helping a mean or hurtful child
Many children that have experienced some type of trauma will have challenging behaviors. This is particularly true for the child of divorce. These children that come across as being mean or hurtful many times need help regulating their behavior. How do you help a child like this? I have a strategy to help. As a bonus, this technique is a great tool to use to deepen Read more…
-
How single parents can be an ’emotional mentor’ to their kids
Mentoring children to manage and handle their emotions is something many of us haven’t thought much about before. Most of us assume kids pick up how to display their emotions from their parents. Few people have ever seriously thought about being a mentor to their child and his or her feelings. How can a single dad or mom be an emotional mentor when Read more…
-
Question of the week: Should we kick kids out of church?
I’m fairly sure that most people will shout, “NO! Kids should never be kicked out of church.” And yet, that seems to be happening more and more. I don’t mean that leaders are intentionally kicking kids out of church permanently, but many are asking the child to leave a class for a week or two. To the child, it is it feels like being Read more…