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It’s Not Over When They Promote

ByMary Lee Griffith

Teaching preschoolers in Sunday School is not a one-hour, one-day-a-week process. Neither is Sunday School a one-year relationship that ends with annual promotion. A long-time teacher of preschoolers recalled such a relationship.   One Sunday at the beginning of a new church year, the  teacher saw a little boy enter her room. She thought, “This little boy has…

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Guiding Behavior

ByAngela

Why do teachers avoid discipline? They don’t know what to do. They have not prepared adequately for the session. They are too busy. They want the children to be happy. They believe giving in once won’t hurt. They are just trying to get through the session. They lack a personal relationship with the children.  …

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Understanding Behavior

ByAngela

Disruptive- Try to understand the purpose for the intense behavior. Help the child to not become over stimulated. (What’s the meaning?) Give breaks Give opportunity to expend his/her energy Help child regain control   Defiant- Understand child’s need to feel in control. Games where the child dictates the rules and wins Show respect and help…

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The Rising Risk of Bullying

ByAngela

Written by:  Praesidium Inc. (This is an excerpt of the feature article) Incidents similar to our In the News stories occur daily in youth-serving programs. What’s the common denominator? Bullying. Experts define bullying as the intentional, repeated, unpleasant or negative behavior by one or more persons directed against a person who has difficulty defending himself…

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Lessons from Camp

ByAngela

  Rain in Oklahoma is always a great thing unless it is camp activity time.  When the thunder rolls the activities don’t.  Plan B is never as good as Plan A.  The children could not go out to the ropes course and climb the rock wall or ride the zip-line, enjoy the waterfront canoes and paddle-boats because of the…

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