3 Tips for Working With Children’s Negative Attitudes
First, minimize the impact of negative attitudes and then create a positive atmosphere for children with these tips. A child with a negative attitude often seeks love and craves attention.…
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3 Discipline Tips for Your Children’s Ministry That Work
Here are three discipline tips to create a happier and healthier classroom environment. Frustration over discipline issues is perhaps the biggest reason Sunday school volunteers quit. Well-meaning people sign up…
Help! How Do I Handle These Different Types of Behavior Problems?
A look into the heart of kids’ behavior problems. David was precocious and intelligent — and he loved to test authority. He could derail even the most collaborative, positive classroom…
7 Discipline Strategies to Stop Behavior Problems Before They Start
Use these discipline strategies to stop behavior problems before they start. Let’s be real: Ministry to kids isn’t all high-fives and butterflies and faith commitments, is it? Sometimes it’s dealing…
Why Bribes Hurt Kids’ Spiritual Growth
Bribes — long a staple in Christian classrooms — may be more harmful than helpful. Read on to find out more. You remember the familiar image of the stubborn donkey…
How to Support Kids With ADHD
If you have children with ADHD in your classroom, you’re not alone. Around 11 percent of kids ages 3-17 have been diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). These children don’t…
Discipline Q&A: Should I Avoid Negative Consequences?
We all want the children in our ministries to have a good time at church. But is this a reason to avoid negative consequences? Here’s what the experts have to…
Discipline Dilemmas: Answers to 7 Questions About Calming the Chaos
Discipline is critical to helping kids stay engaged. The most interactive and Bible-rich lesson on the planet doesn’t stand a chance in a room where kids are out of control.…
How to Translate the Behavior Signals Kids Are Sending
Kids may not have the words to express what they’re feeling, but their behavior can tell you a lot. Here’s how to recognize what kids are telling you and what…
Can the Candy: Why Gimmicks Don’t Work
The proliferation of bribes and gimmicks is a common scene in children’s ministry today. But do the prizes and gimmicks affect children’s hearts—or only their behavior? “Extortion turns a wise…
Utilize the Tools You Have to Be Fully Equipped for Classroom Discipline
You are fully equipped for classroom discipline with the discipline tools you already have — you just don’t know it yet… You were gung-ho to instruct children in the things…
Children’s Ministry Discipline: Timeouts (Yay or Nay?)
Timeouts: Yay or Nay? Could the most-used discipline technique be detrimental to kids? Research is questioning the repeated use of the timeout, as it may affect the physical structure of…
4 Essential Strategies for Classroom Management
Here are four helpful classroom management tips for teachers that’ll help increase joy and effectiveness in the classroom. You love God and children. You feel called to teach and be…
Discipline Solutions: 3 Ways to Get Model Behavior From Kids
Expert advice on the best and most effective discipline solutions to use with kids. You love kids—that’s why you dedicate hours preparing for lessons and teaching them about God’s love.…
8 Building Blocks for Effective Discipline in Children’s Ministry
Here are 8 building blocks for effective discipline that create a positive place where children want to be. Megan won’t leave Jasmine alone, so the teacher separates them. Lamar and…
6 Ways to Love Kids Unconditionally
It’s okay to be honest. Some kids’ behavior can just be more challenging than others. Find out how to love the kids no matter what. “Oh, Lord please don’t let…
3 Sunday School Discipline Solutions for Your Preteen Classroom
Sunday school classroom discipline experts share their insights on roughhousing, hyped-up crowds, and kids who just can’t listen. Q: How do I deal with preteen boys who hit, shove, and…
Discipline Secrets to Resolve Challenging Behavior in Children’s Ministry
Every Sunday school teacher should be equipped with these critical discipline secrets to resolve behavior challenges in their classrooms. Kids are going through a lot these days and their behavior…
31 Expert Tips for Outstanding Volunteer Management
Even if you’re conflict-adverse, you can handle coaching, discipline, and even dismissal like a pro with these expert tips for outstanding volunteer management. Volunteers are human. They get stressed, fall…
Top 10 Discipline Tips to Implement in Your Children’s Ministry
The following top 10 discipline tips list contains quick and easy bits of classroom discipline wisdom from experienced teachers. You spent hours reviewing your Sunday school lesson, cutting out craft…
Age Level Insights: Dealing With Rebellion at Any Age
Do you have children in your ministry who rebel often? Here is expert advice on dealing with children’s rebellion at any age. 3 to 4 years How Children Rebel Children…
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