This is great information. Especially the digital distractions. I can't count the number of times I've seen people be so focused on their phones they almost get hit by a car while walking in a parking lot.
This is great information. Especially the digital distractions. I can't count the number of times I've seen people be so focused on their phones they almost get hit by a car while walking in a parking lot.
At our church, I have noticed parents are focusing the social conversation with their friends and do not even know their kids ran across to the parking lot or already leave their immediate sigh. I am talking about the kids are around 3-6 yrs old. I have had countless experiences that I knew the kids were wanting around looking like lost and I redirected them back to their parents and their parents did not even realize that.
This same thing happens at our church, but to a lesser extent. I think the check in/out process for the children's ministry mostly prevents this since parents normally don't check out their kids until they are ready to go home.
We have the check-in and check-out process. Most of the time that parents checked out their kids and then come back in 10 mins to report missing child - due to their part paying attention to any other things than their own child(ren).
This is great information. Especially the digital distractions. I can't count the number of times I've seen people be so focused on their phones they almost get hit by a car while walking in a parking lot.
At our church, I have noticed parents are focusing the social conversation with their friends and do not even know their kids ran across to the parking lot or already leave their immediate sigh. I am talking about the kids are around 3-6 yrs old. I have had countless experiences that I knew the kids were wanting around looking like lost and I redirected them back to their parents and their parents did not even realize that.
This same thing happens at our church, but to a lesser extent. I think the check in/out process for the children's ministry mostly prevents this since parents normally don't check out their kids until they are ready to go home.
We have the check-in and check-out process. Most of the time that parents checked out their kids and then come back in 10 mins to report missing child - due to their part paying attention to any other things than their own child(ren).