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11 Ways to Help “Those” Kids

Posted by: Joel Wolfgang    Tags:      Posted date:  September 23, 2011



1. Get Parent preferences – Always best to get the parents preferences. It helps you to start a dialog with the family. Write it down – parents love this – You communicating how much you care about their child. Ask, “Is there anything that we should know about your child?”
2. Genuinely give the Positive Trio – In the child’s presence, communicate the privilege it was to have them in class, indicate hope to see them again, have genuine excitement to have them again! These parents are used to hearing bad news, they are assuming a negative experience.
3. Choose the right One on One Volunteer – Find the right person who communicates the best to a particular child. You can’t be all things to all kids, so make sure you know who you can talk to for each one of “those” kids.
4. Be consistent – Trying to have consistent volunteers helps kids of all ages to really feel comfortable. Finding out what works and how the child acts at home
5. Find Your Fish Tank – We have a large fish tank at our Granger Campus that is a secret weapon to be a distraction and a redirection for children. Find your fish tank that you can use for redirection and distraction.
6. Know their names – Families of these children feel excited when your volunteers know their child’s names. Parents feel known and loved and in some cases this might be the parents only touch-point with the church.
7. Make Educated exceptions – Don’t be afraid to make educated exceptions to your rules for special situations.
8. Be mindful of each kid – Really understand that God has you in that room on that weekend for a reason and a purpose. Be mindful, especially in moments of chaos, of the individual kids in that room.
9. Beautify Differences – God’s intention is for us to be different. Tell children differences are a great thing! Celebrate the differences between them. Show them how adults are different. If you can have a few separate jobs to help these kids to thrive and participate.
10. Discover Similarities – Look for similarities in kids to try to identify whether or not their behavior is really a behavior problem or a fear issue and work with your leaders, and parents to take appropriate measures to ensure they succeed.
11. Treat them like Family - We are all in this together. If you treat “those” kids as if they were your kids, because they are. God tells us to take care of his children like they are yours. Treat them, love them, and care for them like they are yours.

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