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A class without stickers or rewards! Are you kidding me? Part II

In Part 1 of “A class without stickers and rewards” we presented the downside to rewarding children and how rewards created “other control.” Today, let’s examine how many people use various reward systems for behavior issues. Sometimes we think handing a reward to each child that behaves will encourage the out of control kids to think about their behavior. The problem is most kids Read more…

Posted: March 25th, 2019 ˑ 4 Comments
Filled under: Brain Research, Discipline, Divorce Issues, Research, Stress, Trauma

A class without stickers or rewards! Are you kidding me? Part I

First let me say that I like stickers. I think stickers are fun crazy and whimsical. I know many of you are tied to your stickers and rewards. I understand. Handing out rewards has been a mainstay in children’s ministry for a long time. What I want to present in this post is how do you have a class without stickers or other Read more…

Posted: March 20th, 2019 ˑ 2 Comments
Filled under: Brain Research, Discipline, Divorce Issues, Stress, Trauma

The incredible, amazing brain, Part 4: Essential “drugs” to use when ministering to the child of divorce and trauma

I realize many of you want no part of using drugs with kids whose parents have divorced or children who have experienced some sort of trauma. However, the drugs or chemicals I’m introducing here today will help you and make your ministry more effective when you use them. They are all natural, legal, and free. These four drugs have the ability to Affect Read more…

Posted: July 24th, 2017 ˑ 4 Comments
Filled under: Brain Research, Disasters, Discipline, Emotions, Grandparents, School Issues, Single Parents, Stress, Trauma