For kids with warring parents and no support system, their emotional concussion is more severe. Some kids never completely recover and carry the scars for life. The childhood trauma affects everything they attempt to do.
Emotional Concussions: What Can We Do?
Children with emotional concussions need the church to step up and love them. They need a safe haven where they can rest, relax, and get a dose of Biblical truths to heal their souls.
These kids need help controlling their emotions and behaviors. From Kidlutions we read: “The more out of control a child gets, the more she looks to us to demonstrate a sense of calm. When our behavior starts to mirror that of the child who is on a slippery slope to emotional mayhem, there is little hope left to assist her.”
Although no quick evaluations are available for emotional concussions, we can be there for the child. We can express interest in their life outside the church. We can offer hope and encouragement. Plus, we can remember Scriptures that speak to God’s love and promises.
“Hope deferred makes a heart sick…” Proverbs 13:12
In the long run, emotional concussions can be just as severe as physical concussions. They can leave children crippled emotionally for life.
What types of emotional concussions do you encounter most? How does your kidmin program and church offer children help and hope?
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