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Category Archives: Hidden Disabilities
Hidden Disabilities and Promotion Sunday
Kids with hidden disabilities and their families may not look forward to these transitions with the same anticipation as their peers at church. Transition times all too often result in kids and families falling away from church programming. With a little understanding of the ways in which transitions may impact kids with specific disabilities and some advance planning, church staff, volunteers and parents can help most have positive experiences as they progress into their age-appropriate ministry environments with the onset of the new program year.
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Posted in Hidden Disabilities, Inclusion, Key Ministry, Strategies
Tagged anxiety, Hidden Disabilities, Key Ministry, student ministry, Transition Sunday
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Stuck…by Rhonda Martin
Rhonda Martin’s new book, Stuck, is an invaluable resource for kids with OCD and their families because it helps kids and parents to recognize that others experience similar types distressing thoughts, irrational fears and compulsive behaviors. The ability to attach a name to symptoms is often the first step in the process of seeking help. The kids I see in my practice have often suffered in silence for years. The availability of Stuck will undoubtedly result in thousands of kids and families seeking help who wouldn’t have otherwise experienced relief from a condition that prevents them from becoming the people God created them to be. Continue reading
An Inclusive Movement
Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve continued to have experiences that reinforce how important it is for Key Ministry to actively seek out other ministries and leaders who are passionate about sharing Christ’s love with families of kids with disabilities, to offer to support and network those ministries and leaders, and to share our platforms with them in order to assist them in expanding the impact of their ministries. Continue reading
Be Not Anxious…The Role of Medication for Kids With Anxiety
Medication is appropriate for children who experience moderate to severe functional impairment from anxiety symptoms, fail to respond or respond incompletely to psychotherapy or experience one or more comorbid conditions that require concurrent treatment. Medication is also appropriate when anxiety symptoms interfere with the child’s ability to participate in or benefit from talk therapy, or situations when the family is unable to access therapy for geographic or financial reasons. Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety Disorders, Controversies, Hidden Disabilities, Resources
Tagged Anafranil, anxiety, CBT, Hidden Disabilities, Luvox, Prozac, Stephen Grcevich MD, Zoloft
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Be Not Anxious…Understanding Treatment of Anxiety Disorders in Kids
In general, the most effective approach to treating kids with significant anxiety is a combination of medication and a very specific counseling approach referred to as cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). Continue reading
Be Not Anxious…Technology as a Ministry Tool for Kids With Anxiety?
What if churches began to make use of available technology to keep kids who struggle to overcome their anxiety engaged with youth ministry? Could kids who are too shy to attend church or participate in small groups connect with a local church through an online worship experience, coupled with discussion facilitated and monitored by a youth pastor or group leader? Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety Disorders, Hidden Disabilities, Inclusion, Strategies
Tagged anxiety, cell phones, Key Ministry, Stephen Grcevich MD, teens, texting, youth ministry
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Be Not Anxious…What Causes Anxiety Disorders in Children?
Welcome to our Summer Blog Series examining the impact of anxiety disorders on church participation and spiritual development in kids. Today, we’ll look at some of the causes of anxiety disorders in children and youth. Continue reading
Posted in ADHD, Anxiety Disorders, Hidden Disabilities, Key Ministry
Tagged ADHD, anxiety, Key Ministry, Stephen Grcevich MD
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Be Not Anxious…What Can Parents Do to Promote Spiritual Growth?
Today, we’ll examine steps parents can take to help promote spiritual growth among children and teens with anxiety disorders.
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Posted in Anxiety Disorders, Families, Hidden Disabilities, Parents
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Be Not Anxious: The Many Faces of Anxiety in Kids
Welcome to our Summer Blog Series examining the impact of anxiety disorders on church participation and spiritual development in kids. In today’s post, we’ll look at the different ways in which anxiety disorders occur manifest in kids. Continue reading
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