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Category Archives: Mental Health
4 Reasons Traumatized Kids Need Mentally Healthy Parents
Children of depressed parents have a higher risk of developing PTSD. Continue reading
Posted in Depression, Families, Mental Health, Parents, PTSD
Tagged abuse, children, children's ministry, Depression, Does My Child Have PTSD?, Jolene Philo, Key Ministry, mentally healthy, Parents, PTSD, student ministry
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How Parents Can Advocate Effectively for Traumatized Children
Because children with PTSD can’t advocate for themselves. They need us to be their voice when they are too small and too broken to advocate on their own behalf. This post discusses three skills parents must cultivate to be effective advocates for traumatized kids. Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Hidden Disabilities, Mental Health, PTSD, Strategies
Tagged advocacy, Does My Child Have PTSD?, Jolene Philo, parent advocate, PTSD, trauma
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How to Prevent PTSD in Traumatized Children
This post reviews some of the techniques parents and other adults can use to lower the risk of PTSD developing in our kids after they experience a traumatic event.
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Posted in Mental Health, PTSD, Strategies
Tagged adolescents, children, Dr. Peter Levine, Jolene Philo, Key Ministry, Maggie Kline, prevention, PTSD, resilience, trauma, trauma-proofing your kids
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Want an inclusion model for families of kids with mental illness? Come to Louisville!
I’d be delighted if you could join me and several excellent speakers in Louisville, KY on Saturday, November 7 as the Kentucky United Methodist Church Conference on Children’s and Family Ministry sponsors An Inclusive Children’s Ministry, a free, one day conference for children’s leaders and parents to learn how to make ministry to children inclusive of all children.
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Posted in Adoption, Advocacy, Families, Key Ministry, Mental Health, Training Events
Tagged ADHD, An Inclusive Children's Ministry, anxiety disorders, Asperger's Disorder, children's ministry, church attendance, Family Ministry, free ministry training, Inclusion, Key Ministry, Leanne Hadley, mental illness, ministry conferences, Nancy Newby, Sherri Stover
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What Causes PTSD in Children?
The good news is that most children don’t develop PTSD after experiencing traumatic events. Research is being conducted to discover why some children are more resilient than others. But mental health care professionals already know some factors exist that increase the risk of developing PTSD. Continue reading
Becoming emotionally healthy…
While I’m wrestling with what it means to become a more emotionally healthy leader, I know lots of my colleagues in ministry and lots of parents and family members who follow this blog are wrestling with becoming emotionally healthy in the face of challenges that grow by the day. Continue reading
How kids with disabilities are challenged when a new program year begins…
As a new school year is beginning here in Northeast Ohio, many kids and families will face a daunting challenge at church.
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The mental health needs of kids in foster care
If 60-85% of kids in foster care have significant mental health conditions, is your church prepared to welcome those kids and teens into your existing children’s and youth ministry programming?
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Fall training events from Key Ministry
We want to give our followers a sneak preview of events planned for Ohio, North Carolina, Tennessee and Kentucky this coming Fall… Continue reading
Posted in Adoption, Foster Care, Key Ministry, Mental Health, Training Events
Tagged Adoption, Bay Presbyterian Church, disability ministry training, Dr. Steve Grcevich, Every Child Welcome, Foster Care, Irresistible Church, Joni and Friends, Katie Wetherbee, Key Ministry, Lifeway Kids Ministry Conference, mental health, special needs, Together for Adoption
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Expert tips on teaching kids with ADHD…
Why should parents of kids with ADHD bother going through all the hard work and effort to make it to church each week and to worship with others? Continue reading
Posted in ADHD, Families, Hidden Disabilities, Key Ministry, Mental Health, Spiritual Development, Strategies
Tagged ADDitude Magazine, ADHD, children's ministry, Disability Ministry, Hidden Disabilities, homeschoolers, Inclusion, Karen Sunderhaft, Key Ministry, student ministry, Sunday School teachers, teaching tips
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