Leader Resources Read in 6 mins Is the Key to Discipline Actually Lightening Up? Feeling frustrated by discipline issues? Wonder if you’ll ever get control of your class? Maybe perfect behavior isn’t the aim. Read on to discover why we all need to lighten… Read More
Bible Lessons Read in 2 mins Elementary Sunday School Lesson: Manners (Grades 1 and 2) Use this elementary Sunday school lesson with kids in grades 1 and 2 to teach kids about the importance of having good manners. 1. Mannerades For every two children, write… Read More
Bible Lessons Read in 2 mins Preschool Sunday School Lesson: Manners (Ages 4 and 5) A quick preschool Sunday school lesson to help you develop your four- and five-year-olds into little Miss and Mr. Manners. Preschool Sunday School Lesson: Manners (Ages 4 and 5) 1.… Read More
Family Ministry Resources Read in 2 mins 6 Creative Ideas for When Good Kids Say Bad Words As a children’s ministry leader, you can encourage and equip parents when good kids say bad words. Give Christian parents these six creative ideas to use with their children. You… Read More
Bible Lessons Read in 2 mins Elementary Sunday School Lesson: Manners (Grades 3 and 4) A quick elementary Sunday school lesson to help you develop your third and fourth graders into little Miss and Mr. Manners. Elementary Sunday School Lesson: Manners (Grades 3 and 4)… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins 3 Truths About Lying and Helpful Tips for Preventing Lying It’s true — kids lie. Here are some truths on lying, as well as some helpful tips to prevent lying in the first place. A recent study by the Social… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins #@!!%…5 Steps to Take When a Child Swears in Your Ministry #@!!%…what to do when kids swear in your ministry. I’m a word person…so words matter. I hear some people say that words are just words today and we shouldn’t be… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 6 mins Get Smart With These Discipline Tips for Children’s Ministers Discipline is an ever-present need in children’s ministry settings. Get smart with these discipline tips. Inevitably it happens. If you’ve volunteered in children’s ministry, you’ll never forget the day you… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 5 mins Expert Tips for When the Challenging, Wild Kids Show Up When the challenging, wild kids show up, you have a great opportunity to avoid a showdown. Follow these tips from seasoned children’s ministers. “Wild kids are the ones who show… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins How to Handle When Kids Complain That You’re Favoring Boys or Girls Here’s some advice from the experts about what to do at every age when kids complain that you’re favoring the boys or the girls. What do I do when kids… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins How to Handle a Child That Swears (at Any Age!) For Sunday school teachers to know what to do when a child swears, we need to understand why children swear and how to properly respond—at each age. Children From 1-2… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins Can’t-Miss-Tips for Handling a Child with No Manners Some children seemingly have no manners. So how you work with these manner-less kids in a way that guides them to better manners without disrupting the whole class? Our ministry… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 2 mins How to Work With a Child Who’s Consistently Negative Do you have any consistently negative children in your ministry? Here’s how a few of our ministry experts would handle the situation. How to Work With a Child Who’s Consistently… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 4 mins 9 Solutions to Common Classroom Discipline Issues We asked the experts to give us solutions to nine classroom discipline issues. Here are their answers. Recently, the editors of Children’s Ministry Magazine spied on an actual classroom. After… Read More
Leader Resources Read in 3 mins 16 Humorous Responses to “I’d Rather Be Anywhere But Here” A humorous look at what to say and do when kids make it clear your classroom is the last place they want to be. Glassy-eyed, restless, squirming kids who’d really… Read More
