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Question of the week: Help! We have an unruly kid and nothing works. What do we do?

It can be so frustrating when you have one kid or a couple of kids that disrupt the entire group. Everything you’ve learned about classroom management has been tried and the kid is still out of control. I understand. Sometimes you feel like it’s you and perhaps you just need to resign from working with kids. Does any of this sound familiar? This Read more…

Posted: August 15th, 2018 ˑ No Comments
Filled under: Discipline, Question of the week, Stress

Question of the week: What will you say when a little child says to you, “I can’t feel God today?”

Many times down through the years, I’ve had children ask questions about God. When children’s parents are going through a divorce, surprisingly, many young children don’t question God’s existence. They question why God doesn’t stop the divorce or make Mommy come back home. Many children play the “what if” game: What if I had taken the trash out when Dad told me Read more…

Posted: January 24th, 2018 ˑ No Comments
Filled under: Accept the Challenge, Divorce Issues, Emotions, Question of the week

10 ways to use God’s glory to de-stress the child of divorce

I’m always on the lookout for resources that can help us better minister to children of divorce. Right now, I’m reading Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv. This book verifies what I’ve thought for years about stressed-out children: stressed kids and children with ADHD and other behavior disorders need to be outside. Louv says they have a “nature-deficit disorder.” Overall, kids Read more…

Posted: March 27th, 2017 ˑ 1 Comment
Filled under: Brain Research, Discipline, Emotions, Stress, Whirlwind Kids

Why does the child of divorce wonder, “Where Will I Sleep Tonight?”

Why do children of divorce wonder, Where will I sleep tonight? These children face many stressful issues, and sometimes wondering where they will lay their head is a big worry. To adults, this might sound a little ridiculous. We all know where we will sleep tonight. Children of divorce, though, do actually worry about this question. Even with a schedule and consistency in Read more…

Posted: March 22nd, 2017 ˑ No Comments
Filled under: Accept the Challenge, Discipline, Divorce Issues, Emotions, Stress