Monday, November 14, 2011

Making the fun thing, the right thing

I have never had a problem with a kid's behavior whenever I've taken them to an amusement park.  This is not because our supervision of them is excellent.  If anything, its lacking.  Instead, it is because there is no motivation to do anything but the right thing.  If a kid messes up, they aren't riding a roller coaster so they realize its in their best interest to do well.

Our main event, we try to keep this same feeling.  We keep the energy cranked to the proverbial "11" and make sure that kids have something to constantly look forward to until they realize that the two hours have passed.  By doing this, we eliminate most behavior problems, whether its drama, or its kids sneaking off.

Bible studies and Sunday schools, its harder to do this with, but there are little things you can do to keep kids interested and moving forward, but the main thing is that kids typically want to be at Bible study which is nice.  Sunday school is a beast I have no idea how to fix, so any suggestions would be great!

-Schutte