tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12153707.post3355641012382818991..comments2023-10-23T08:02:09.488-07:00Comments on don't let life pass you by: The Sunday school dancer...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02899842023938875120noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12153707.post-8211026000178626252012-03-11T17:15:34.204-07:002012-03-11T17:15:34.204-07:00I love you, Elissa, and I think you're amazing...I love you, Elissa, and I think you're amazing! Keep on....Vangie Petersonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12153707.post-13792623270504730702012-03-09T03:48:26.057-08:002012-03-09T03:48:26.057-08:00As a Director of Children's Ministry at our ch...As a Director of Children's Ministry at our church, I cannot tell you how refreshing this post is. So many people don't care, make excuses, blame the S.S. leader, and the curriculum, rather than take responsibility for their child. You (or I) may not have the perfect solution for our child's behavior but how nice that you aren't blaming someone else, either. It will pass, he will get it, and in the meantime his dancing is not the end of the world. One day you'll be sitting around the Thanksgiving table discussing his Sunday School Dancing Days! ;)Savannah McQueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01278922830885735193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12153707.post-43455503427093416662012-03-08T14:34:27.412-08:002012-03-08T14:34:27.412-08:00I really do think he is still "settling in&qu...I really do think he is still "settling in". That said, my son is the same way in Sunday school, full of energy. Seems like they could have a lot in common, although Colby is only 4. But your little guy has learned from many days at home how to behave and what the expectations are from you. I think he is still learning what the Sunday School teachers are expecting from you. I think a peer role model would be a great help, even having his brother in with him. It might settle him a little. He might still be anxious about you coming back. Could be many things. I think trying a peer model and having conversations with th teachers, with him present, to lay down the expectations will help. I think he might understand better then. Keep us posted!<br />MelissaMelissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03328667771142082226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12153707.post-68436925528860578922012-03-08T09:10:55.922-08:002012-03-08T09:10:55.922-08:00With our boys, one of us stayed in the room (just ...With our boys, one of us stayed in the room (just as an 'observer') with each of them until the boys felt comfortable with the situation and to watch their interaction with everyone else. We didn't step in and do anything, just became a presence in the room. It helped in a lot of ways, especially with the older one (he was 4 when we brought him home). Just knowing that Mom or Dad was watching was enough for him to settle, focus and pay attention. If we saw things that needed addressing, we did so after class, not in class. We let the teachers handle the in-class issues and talked with him after class about it as well.Rachael and Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419152693501371208noreply@blogger.com