Teaching Sunday school children ( inclusion of various ages)
What to do and not to do in counselling children, counselling children with specific need within the biblical principles
Description
Definition
Counselling is the act of identifying whatever need their may be in the child`s life in the hope and trust that by God`s grace a solution will be reached using the biblical principles.
You as a counselor should be knowledgeable of the word of God and be under the control and guide of the Holy Spirit.
Don`ts
Do not start rushly because of time.
Do not appear as though you never have problems and you know it all.
Don`t counsel children in closed doors.
Do not show a condemning spirit.
Do not leave the child alone after the first meeting.
Do not counsel a child in a group
Involve specialists if the problem is deep psychologically
Do
Allow the child to relax by introducing your yourself, greeting the child and know the child`s details if you don`t know them properly before you start .
Start asking general questions like `what do your parents do? WHO is the headteacher of your school? Are you the first or the last born in your family? Do you have brothers or sisters?
Go on to ask the child why they remained behind or would like to see yo
Make the child understand the reality of God`s word in the situation
What You Will Learn!
- Methods of effectively preparing Sunday school lessons and curriculum development with an aim to help children targeted learn how to grow and live a Godly lives
- What is peer pressure ? How to handle and resist peer pressure, how help teenage and young people to deal with peer pressure and/ consequences of peer pressure.
- What are the principles used in teaching sunday school ? Ways children gain ability and retain information while establishing discipline in Sunday school class
- How to increase attendance in classes effortlessly, effective counselling to Sunday school children and what is needed to be critically observed at that moment
Who Should Attend!
- Sunday school teachers
- Parents
- Institutions of learning
- Social community workers