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Question of the week: What precautions should we take when publishing pictures of children in our ministries– especially kids of divorce?

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The other day, I was on a children’s ministry Facebook group. This is a closed group where children’s ministers discuss … children’s ministry things. The discussion was about publishing pictures of kids in different church activities on social media. As I read all of the ideas about how to obtain permission and handle things, it was clear that hardly anyone was discussing how Read more…

Posted: October 25th, 2017 ˑ 4 Comments
Filled under: Accept the Challenge, Co-parenting, Divorce Issues, Military, Research, Single Parents

Question of the week: How do I answer questions from a parent who is in the middle of divorce conflict?

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It’s Sunday morning crunch time, and you get an almost unanswerable question from a divorcing parent. More than likely, his kids are out of control due to the divorce, and he desperately needs help. How do you respond to such questions? One children’s minister asked for help in just such a scenario: “Give me a few short phrases that I can remember and Read more…

Posted: June 28th, 2017 ˑ 2 Comments
Filled under: Accept the Challenge, Divorce Issues, Emotions, Grandparents, Question of the week, School Issues, Single Parents, Stress

Adult children of divorce: Time alone won’t heal childhood wounds

Divorce has life long consequences. If a person was young when their parents divorced they have had to face processing several childhood milestones with only one parent. If they were older, such as a teenager, their parent’s divorce may have them questioning their entire value system. Some research shows the younger a person is when the divorce happens, the more times they process Read more…

Posted: February 18th, 2016 ˑ 2 Comments
Filled under: Accept the Challenge, Attracting families, Divorce Issues, Grandparents, Modern families, Single Parents, Step and blended families

Positive traits of kids in single parent homes

Recently I was leading a single parent retreat. At the beginning of the retreat I put up a poster titled, “My Child’s Positives” along with a sharpie attached to the paper. The instructions were at any time during the retreat they could go to the poster and list their children’s positive traits. While this might sound like a simple request for any parenting Read more…

Posted: September 28th, 2015 ˑ 7 Comments
Filled under: Accept the Challenge, Discipline, Divorce Issues, Single Parents, Step and blended families