childrensministry.com: Get-Smart Discipline

9/15/2009 12:08:02 PM
children said: I found this article very helpful. I used it with our leaders as a training session and from this we developed Group Guidelines for our Kids Ministry. I think I will have the leaders read it again this year!

9/4/2008 12:06:29 PM
Judyzuidema said: Thank you so much for this artical. I am an American trying to establish a better childrens ministry in our church here in Italy. As a protestant church in a Catholic country, childrens ministry ifor us is starving for materials and methods for the children of these churches. Thank you for giving me a start to organize the children so that we can teach them about our Lord and Savior! In Christ, Judy

8/16/2008 3:50:47 PM
puddy041239 said: Hi...this was an exellent article on discipline with lots of hands on ideas. I wish I had had it last week when I had my Fall Leardership Meeting for K-5th Grade. I'll make sure they all get it. Alice Pendell

6/2/2008 12:25:21 PM
cyjones said: gersterwendy: It might help to check out these articles on our site too: http://www.childrensministry.com/article.asp?ID=1020 http://www.childrensministry.com/article.asp?ID=1017 Also, I highly recommend these books: The Discipline Guide for Children's Ministry by Jody Capheart, Gordon West, and Becki West (Group) and Teaching With Love and Logic: Taking Control of the Classroom by Jim Fay and David Funk.

6/1/2008 8:14:16 AM
gersterwendy said: I found this article one of the best on the internet. There was lots written in it about `consequences` for misbehaviour, but I would be interested to know more specifically what these could be! Is removing a child from the class the last resort, or the logical result of ignoring the` three strikes` warning? What could be done before reaching this stage? Of course, it would help the parents face their responsibility, but how can you do that without shaming them in a small church where everyone would realise what had happened? Or would such a consequence be so effective that you would probably only have to do it once? This is not a theoretical question, as you may have realised! I`m struggling with one very disruptive 7-year-old boy in a small group (3-8). Any advice welcome.

4/16/2008 2:37:30 AM
wil_dat_heart said: I am newly married, my wife and i take the task to be the childrens ministry coordinator. This article and the articles post will equip me as a volunteer. It will equip me for sure as parents wannabe.

3/3/2008 3:22:58 PM
gostermeyer57 said: I am director of children's ministries, ages 5-11, but teach 12-14 year olds. Different worlds, different challenges. I have 3 young men out of 10 students that ignore me, talk through the lessons, and basically challenge me to confront them or ignore them. They have been disciplined and spoken to by the Sunday School director and Superindendant, and laughed through the apology, untouched by the attempt at accountibility. Thank-you for your article. It has been helpful.