Comments on: Getting kids ready for Sunday School.

By: Jonathan B

Jonathan B — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 15:52:19 +0000

When I used to teach Sunday School, we had one Sunday where a mom and dad of two kids in our class drove to church separately, and each thought the other had picked up the kids after church. It was the better part of an hour before they both met up at home and figured out neither had the kids, and were able to drive back and pick them up. :> That was two very apologetic parents, to us and the kids.

By: char

char — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 18:59:11 +0000

i’m a leader in kids church, 3&4 year olds. reading this post gives me an idea of why the parents seem to want to rip my head off when they come to pick up little jimmy or sally, and their shoes/socks/coats are no where to be found.
(usually we find their clothing in the sandpit)

By: Jess P

Jess P — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 16:37:45 +0000

I used to do this to my Mom ALL The time. She finally bought me tube socks for that very reason…except I felt that the tube socks felt EXTRA weird on my feet. I’m 24 now, and still get flustered by how much socks feel but luckily I can fix them myself I’m surprised I didn’t drive my mother entirely crazy!!

By: Freekat

Freekat — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:22:28 +0000

I have three kids and managed to solve this problem quite easily. I tell them what time to be ready. If they choose not to be ready they come to church just as they are. The only potential issue with this strategy is that you have to have enough self confidence to not believe that you are a bad parent because your child is in their PJ's and their hair looks like a colony of mice live in it. Ahh… it's what's in the heart that matters. (Also a little, secret note on their back delaring that 'I did not dress this child' may help.)

By: Jeanne

Jeanne — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 04:38:57 +0000

Funny… By the time I get my kids ready for church, I NEED CHURCH… I have officially gotten angry and yelled and fought and thought mean thoughts and wanted to "kill" my kids all before 9am… I will definately take these thoughts into consideration.. Maybe I can go to church one Sunday without being stressed and angry…. LOVE the advice…

By: Debbie

Debbie — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:22:53 +0000

Evenshine: God told Adam and Eve to be fruitful and multiply. Just as God telling Noah to build an ark doesn't mean everyone is supposed to be in the ship-building business, neither should you assume everyone is commanded to have kids. Adam and Even have done a pretty decent job of "filling the earth and subdo"ing it. Its overpopulated and beat down enough already! Being married without kids for over a decade by choice, I was able to do so much more in ministry and impact so many more lives for eternity than had I been at home wiping noses (which I now am due to an oops, which everyone assumes was an answer to prayer – it probably was, just not my prayers! LOL)

Lea: adopted kids should not be blamed for their parents' failed marriages! Yes adoption tends to bring a harder parenting road due to attachment difficulties but stress doesn't cause divorce; only selfish parents cause divorce. Also who says God's will is found passively? God's will was for Canaan to fall to Israel but God still sent them to march. And to suggest God's will is to let parentless children suffer alone, often malnourished and neglected…wow. Not the God I serve!

(side note: I was on the path to adoption – licensed for 2 weeks – when we became pregnant with our oops. Yup we got a lot of those "it always happens when you stop trying" comments. Ha! It happened because we forgot the birth control on our vacation!)

By: Just A Girl

Just A Girl — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:11:21 +0000

My husband is Minister of Music and deserts me early every Sunday to go it alone with the kids – all five of them. We've arrived at church more than once with no shoes. The first time, I freaked out appropriately, and then realized this was my pride kicking in. Now, I remember that I'm on holy ground, so no shoes? No problem!

Also, I'd like to see a post about kids being left at church. This happened to me several times growing up. My dad lost every bit of his religion when he had to turn around and come get one of us. I'm still traumatized. So much so that my husband and I always do a head count before either of us leaves on Sundays.

By: Abby

Abby — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:28:50 +0000

Sonofmine

Waumba Land isn't copyright of NorthPoint.

hmm

By: Alison

Alison — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:24:30 +0000

For those of you with the shoe issue: my sister has a small bin next to the door used to hold shoes. My 4 yr old niece leaves a trail of shoes all over the place, but at the end of the day, they all go back in the bin. Then when they need to go out the door, they can always manage to find something to wear.

By: Laura

Laura — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:47:23 +0000

My husband was the pastor and already at church one Sunday. All I could do was laugh when it was my turn to get the kids in the car and go. My 6 year old got into one of her defiant moods and screamed over and over as I carried her kicking to the car. . ."I don't want to go to church!" I am hoping the neighbors got a laugh out of the preachers family. Got to keep my sense of humor!