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What Keeps Kids With ADHD Out of Church? Part Two
Kids with ADHD don’t do well in situations when they perceive the activity or the topic as boring or irrelevant, and unfortunately that’s the case in too many churches Continue reading
The Apple Doesn’t Fall Far From the Tree…ADHD in Families
We can talk about ministry environments and curriculum all we want, but we’re not going to be able to help kids with ADHD to grow spiritually unless we can connect with and build influence with their parents.
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Posted in ADHD, Families, Hidden Disabilities, Key Ministry, Parents, Spiritual Development
Tagged ADHD, Debbie Blahnik, Disability Ministry, Family Ministry, inclusion ministry, Laura Lee Wright, Orange Leaders, Parents, Special Needs Ministry, spiritual development, Stephen Faraone Ph.D.
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Spiritual Challenges for Kids With ADHD
Today, we’ll take a look at how delays in development of specific executive functions contribute to challenges for kids with ADHD in growing spiritually. Continue reading
How the Church Can Help Families of Kids With Bipolar Disorder
Not every kid has to come to church to be ministered to by the church. Parents have far more time and opportunity to influence their children than the church does. Parents of a child with bipolar disorder are more likely to know the best strategies for communicating with them in different mood states. Continue reading
Posted in Bipolar Disorder, Inclusion, Key Ministry, Mental Health, Ministry Environments, Strategies
Tagged Bipolar Disorder, children's ministry, church, Disability Ministry, inclusion ministry, mental health ministry, pediatric bipolar disorder, Special Needs Ministry, spiritual development, student ministry, youth ministry
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A Parent’s Greatest Fear
I suspect the fear of being told that their parenting strategies, family values or choices are the cause of their child’s emotional or behavioral problems poses a major obstacle to families becoming actively involved with a local church. Continue reading
Posted in ADHD, Adoption, Anxiety Disorders, Bipolar Disorder, Parents
Tagged church, Disability Ministry, Inclusion, Key Ministry, Parents, Special Needs Ministry, student ministry
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Rolling out the Red Carpet
We want to help churches create the kinds of environments that unchurched families (families we seek to serve) want to attend. What do those environments look like for families with kids with sensory processing issues? Families in which a child (or a parent) struggles to overcome social anxiety? Kids who struggle to ignore distractions in their immediate surroundings? Continue reading
Never the twain shall meet
Once my church friends get a handle on the families in their communities who come to practices like mine, we can problem-solve together just how to welcome them into our environments, include them in the stuff we do so they can come to know Jesus, accept him as Lord, and grow to be more like him. Just like we do. Continue reading
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