As a children’s ministry leader, there is always a lot to manage—plenty of spinning plates. But for whatever reason, it seems like the end of the school year can be extra busy as we wind down one season and begin to ramp up to the launching of another. This particular season is also a difficult time of the year for parents as they are trying to navigate their kids being out of school for the summer, vacation plans, work and/or family activities—all while also helping their kids finish one grade and head successfully towards the next. That’s why the months of May, June, July, and August can be an especially anxious, worrisome, and emotionally taxing time for the parents, grandparents, or guardians who are raising a child. In this month’s coaching video, the M2P team wanted to provide you and those who serve alongside you with you some ideas on how to help those parents, grandparents, and guardians lead their kids in a healthy way as they help them to navigate moving into a new stage of life. There is a lot we need to pay attention to as we seek to help both the kids and those who are raising them be ready for what’s next. As the children’s ministry leaders and volunteers who serve alongside them, we have the unique opportunity to help parents both celebrate what God has done in the past, participate in what God is doing in the now, and prepare their kids for what He has in store for them in the next. Transitions can be exciting, and we get to help families navigate them well.
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