A message to Parents: You need to recharge. You work hard. This is especially true if you are the parent of a child with special challenges. You are often, if not always, on high alert. This is not you being selfish, this is not only survival, BUT guaranteed you will be a better parent if you get refueled in a way or a variety of ways that work best for you. Ideas: read a book if that relaxes and refreshes you, go out with some friends to a ballgame, eat chocolate,sit quietly in a coffee shop ALONE or with a good friend, attend...
Visual Chart, Verbal Instruction, Loving Support Do you have a child in your ministry who struggles with transitioning from one activity to another? Here’s a few things you can do to make transitions easier: Create a visual chart showing the sequence of the agenda.Whenever possible use pictures and words on the chartTake the child to the chart as soon as they arrive and talk it throughTake the child to the chart periodically throughout the eventIf appropriate, give a copy of the chart to the parents/guardians for home.Whenever possible, give a few minutes warning before moving to the next thingGive the...
