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Incredible amazing brain Part 3: Sweet kid or grumpy kid, which do you prefer?

Ever have a sweet, little kid run up to you, throw his arms around you, and tell you how much he missed you this week? Ever have a grumpy, little kid snarl at you as he enters the classroom? He slides past you, goes over to the corner, and sits down. You already know from past experience that this kid is going to Read more…

Posted: July 19th, 2017 ˑ 2 Comments
Filled under: Brain Research, Discipline, Divorce Issues, Emotions, Research, Stress, Trauma

God showed up and ministered to me through a little kid!

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I have ministered to thousands of children in my lifetime and learned that all kids influence those in ministry in some way. Sometimes, it’s a kid who you wonder if you can ever reach. Or it’s a child whose behavior can be called challenging, at best. Many times, I’ve walked out of church wondering why on earth I’m still in ministry to Read more…

Posted: March 2nd, 2017 ˑ 2 Comments
Filled under: Divorce Issues, Modern families

Helpful tip #4 for starting the school year: Encouraging words

Many children in single parent homes are going to need encouraging words to get off to a good start this school year. This is especially true if the parents separated this past summer. Their minds could be swimming with questions. The last thing they want to do is try and concentrate. Or perhaps they spent the summer with the other parent, grandparents and Read more…

Posted: August 29th, 2016 ˑ No Comments
Filled under: Accept the Challenge, Brain Research, Divorce Issues, School Issues, Single Parents

The power of encouragement to the child of divorce

Have you ever thought about the power of encouragement? Most of us try to encourage children that come to our church. We do this because We want to build confidence within the child. We want to promote a relationship with the child so we can help them eventually foster a relationship with Jesus Christ. We want to stimulate them spiritually so they will Read more…

Posted: October 5th, 2015 ˑ 2 Comments
Filled under: Brain Research, Co-parenting, Discipline, Divorce Issues, Grandparents

Question of the week: How do I keep from being discouraged when ministering to single parent families?

“It seems like we just get a single parent settled in their new lifestyle and then all of a sudden “boom” and everything falls apart. Their kids get out of control Their finances erupt into a crisis mode The ex shows up on the scene and makes all kinds of empty promises and they fall for it only to show up on our Read more…

Posted: January 5th, 2015 ˑ 6 Comments
Filled under: Question of the week, Single Parents