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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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What to Say When Families Grieve

Use these expert insights so you know what to say when families grieve a divorce, terminal illness, miscarriage or still-birth, or the death of a child. Loss and grief, just…

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4 Helpful Tips for Preparing Preschoolers for Christmas

A preschooler’s senses heighten as he or she experiences the sacred and secular activities of Christmas. Church leaders and parents often struggle to balance the magic of commercialism with the…

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Family Adventures: How Listening to a Podcast Can Grow Faith in Families

Family ministry is something most children’s ministry leaders feel like they should be doing—or doing more. According to a 2021 Barna study, 90 percent of children’s ministry leaders said that…

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Worship Wonders: Teaching Kids to Worship in Children’s Church

When we think of worship, we often think of singing praise songs to God. And the book of Psalms shows us that music can certainly be an act of worship!…

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4 Ways to Reintroduce Yourself to the Wonder of Jesus

Make the miracles of Jesus captivating to children by using these four ways to remind yourself about the wonder that surrounds Jesus. We’ve covered the feeding of the 5,000 five…

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Why Do Crafts? Because They Can Make Your Lesson Better

Here’s how crafts can make your lesson better. Almost every Sunday morning after class, children run out of classrooms with a new craft. Some of these crafts make it home…

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Do’s and Don’ts When Talking to Kids Being Bullied

Kids may be growing in an ever-changing world, but bullying remains a constant. Here are tips on what to say and not to say to kids experiencing bullying. Every bullying…

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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…

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4 Ways to Build Bonds With Little Ones in Your Church Nursery

Use these 4 quick ways to build bonds with little ones when they first come in your church nursery. Very young children often have a difficult time away from their …

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Age Level Insights: Encouraging Kids to Pray at All Ages

Looking to teach kids to pray? Here are some expert tips on how to nurture conversations with God and children at every stage. Prayer is as simple as a conversation…

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4 Topics to Get Kids Talking and Opening Up to You

Looking to get the kids in your ministry to open up? Here’s a helpful strategy you can use to get kids to talk.  “Yeah,” “Nah,” or “I dunno” seem to…

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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…

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Television and Faith: Tuned In to Faith Lessons

Do the kids in your ministry worship at the altar of Nickelodeon or Netflix? Or would you say that the kids in your ministry are appropriately entertained by television? If…

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How to Respond to the Anxieties of Children at All Ages

Children of all ages face anxieties. Here is what you need to know about these worries, and how you can help ease their concerns. Children’s Anxieties – Ages 2 to…

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The Top 3 Discipline Questions on Disruptive Behavior Are Answered!

Nothing throws a wrench in your lesson quicker than disruptive behavior. Here are the answers to the top three questions on disruptive behavior. Q: How do I deal with a…

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5 Do’s and Don’ts to Help Kids Deal With Incarcerated Parents

As a part of their Little Children, Big Challenges: Incarceration program, Sesame Street introduced a new Muppet. Named Alex, this young boy has blue hair, a green nose, and a…

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4 Fun Ways for Kids to Build Community in Your Ministry

As children build good relationships with one another, they’re better able to learn and pray together. Here are 4 fun ways to help kids build community. Although children may be…

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3 Reasons Games Are an Important Part of Your Preschool Ministry

Games are an important tool to teach your preschool students about the love of God. Here are three reasons to incorporate more games in your ministry. As you plan your…

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7 Tips for Responding to Bullying in Your Ministry

Consider these seven concrete, practical steps to thwart bullying and to build a caring community in your ministry. While schools have come under scrutiny because of violent incidents, churches often…

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How to Make Your Preschool Environment Irresistible

You can make your preschool environments irresistible to little ones using these simple tips. Imagine yourself in a crowded, chaotic room. Now imagine that this crowded room is six inches…

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