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| This series will address what it
means to live in and be part of a family. All
families change, make mistakes and sometimes fail to
meet each other's needs. But ties to family are
the most powerful bonds one will ever have and it is
possible for everyone in a family to learn to work
together and to make it the best place possible for all
the members. |
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| What
is Confident Kids all about? |
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| Have you ever thought, "Wouldn't it
be great if we had a place to give focused time and attention
to our kids who are struggling? A place where we could offer
support and encouragement pray with them - and teach them
skills to cope with their life circumstances? And wouldn't
it truly be a dream comes true if we could get their parents
to come to a parents' group, too?" |
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| Well, Confident Kids is that
place! |
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| Confident Kids is a Bible based support
group program offering a life skills curriculum that helps
families with children ages 4 - 12 years old deal with the
stresses of living in today's world. Through games, skits
and small group discussions, children learn important life
skills while experiencing a safe place to talk about their
life experiences. In a concurrent group, parents learn to
apply these same skills at home, while experiencing a safe
place to share their stories, as well. In both groups, participants
grow as they discover they are not alone in their pain. |
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| Confident Kids support groups
are designed to do the following: |
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Teach children the skills necessary
to understand, talk about, and cope with their life circumstances
in healthy and positive ways. |
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Encourage children to talk about their
experiences in a loving, safe environment. |
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Build self-esteem and a sense of trust
through relationships with caring adults (program facilitators). |
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Influence the home environment by teaching
the parents the same skills being taught to the children
through the means of a concurrent parents' group. |
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Guide children
and parents into a relationship with God and teach them
to use prayer and Scripture as resources in dealing with
their life circumstances. |
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| The Confident Kids Program
goals are accomplished through three program elements working
together: |
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| A Life Skills Curriculum |
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The Confident Kids curriculum teaches
children a core set of healthy living skills needed to understand
and cope with their life situations. |
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| A Support Group Environment |
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Confident Kids leaders are carefully
trained to teach the curriculum in an environment which
is emotionally safe and conducive to helping kids work through
their life experiences. |
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| A Concurrent Parents' Group |
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Through the parents' group, the entire
family system is impacted as parents and kids are learning
and growing together. |
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