 Okay. Good morning everyone and welcome back to the class on Children's Ministry. I hope you had a good learning in the first two hours. I think it was past the Deepika's class, right? It was a good learning. Superb. Superb and blessed. Okay. So what did you learn on? Predestination. In the book of Ephesians. So now predestination is very clear. Good clarity. Okay. Yes. Sorry. Kairos time. Okay. Okay. Good. Yeah. Pastipika is an excellent teacher and does a lot of research and hard work in studying and the preparing for a class. So good, good learning experience. Okay. We'll continue with Children's Ministry learning about the developmental needs of children in various age groups. So let's begin with the word of prayer. So can one of you please lead us in prayer please? Anyone? Harrison, can you lead us in prayer please? All right. Good morning. Good morning. Thank you, Harrison. Heavenly Father, I want to thank you. I want to bless your name. I want to give you all the glory. I want to give you all the honor. I want to give you all the adoration because you are the great God. Thank you for the opportunity you've given unto us to be here today. And thank you for another learning experience and thank you for another opportunity to receive your world this money and we commit everyone onto your hands and we ask Father that the words we hear should not be words of man or words from the throne of grace. Give us the grace to listen, give us the grace to learn, and give us the grace to abide by it. In Jesus name I pray. Amen. Amen. Thank you, Harrison. Siddhan, can you please open those windows? Yeah, please open the windows. Okay, so on Monday we were looking at the we've come to the development needs of children ages 11 to 12 and we looked at you know that children in this age group you know one minute yeah encourage them group projects you know missions work one minute sorry Siddhan can you open that glass window so that we can get some air you have to open the glass window yes no it's not open oh okay thank you yeah okay so you know encourage children in this age group you know take them for various mission trips like evangelistic trips you know to minister to the elderly the sick in hospital those who are poor often children those who are physically challenged children you know just to get them to minister to them to see their world you know you know just to get them to also you know look at be thankful at for what God has blessed them with you know also because and also it'll give them a good exposure to learn about their own strengths and the areas of their gifting you know because one of the goals of this age we said was they like to learn more about their strengths and giftings they're also learning to accept that all people are different accepting people's differences so this will just help them basic you know to look at you know the challenges the difficulties that people face to see how blessed they are to be thankful for that and how they can help them out and also you know ways and means to look at their own giftings their own calling in the body of Christ in the in the family of Christ okay also it's good to get these children to work with younger children just basically mentoring them or encouraging them maybe even supervise them you know when playing games or having doing some basic activities okay teach them to practice serving others also get them to pray together as a team as a group as a class or also individually you know they can lead in prayer lead out in prayer just gives them confidence how to pray and you know gets them into the whole you know practice of praying what they how to pray get them better in that okay it's good time to also get them to memorize bible passages if you look some of these character traits or you know developmental needs are very similar to the other previous age groups but you know basically we need to move them from just learning small verses one or two verses to memorizing passages to just not just memorizing Psalm 23 even Psalm 121 you know memorizing Psalm 119 I've heard some kids narrate the whole of Psalm 119 all of those verses word perfect okay and these are children so you know basically getting them to memorize the Sun having various bible quizzes and activities which will get them to memorize large portions of scripture so that it's just so ingrained in their system and the very fiber of their whole being so that these words will come back you know to memory as they are praying God can use these scripture passages to help them to give them words of promise encourage hope whatever situations they're going through okay children at this age group basically encourage them to you know treat others kindly because like we said you know they one of their goals in this age group is they're trying to resolve conflicts they have a lot of conflicts with their peers their friends their classmates with other children with their own siblings they're trying to handle their own emotions because these are basically pre-adolescent or pre-teens they're getting to teenagers to adolescent age to adolescent years they're almost stepping into puberty some of them also so also they're trying to accept their differences and you know accept that you know others are different so it's good to encourage them to treat others kindly both in class and outside class how they speak about people how they address people a good time to teach them some good values you know and discuss with them you know about Corinthians chapter 13 you know the whole passage on what love is love is patient love is kind that's not envy that's not boss it's not self-seeking it's not proud it's not rude it doesn't keep a record of wrongs so you know all of those things you can all of those attributes you can talk about what each of them are you can talk about parables on love you can talk about bible passages on love how Jesus commanded us to love one another and also you know discuss with them give them various case histories scenarios about situations what can be done what should people have done in those situations you know how they can practice what they are learning because these children they like to get information write reports you know so you can get them to get into groups discuss you know give them scenarios or life stories of various people how did this person respond how should that person have responded you know which will get the get them to think analyze because they're basically in this age group also learning to you know you know understand more of abstract ideas and concepts and you know how they can put that into practice okay so how to practice treating others with love you know discuss ways they can resolve conflicts in a peaceful and mature way so you can use narratives in the bible that talks about that as well and basically talking about speaking the truth in love Ephesians talks where Paul says you speak the truth in love okay what does it mean to speak the truth in love how they can speak the truth but how they can speak it in love also you know they are because they're near impuberty or preteens they have a lot of you know emotions that are swaying up and down you know so a lot of frustration they don't know how to express their anger their frustration so you can help them you know how to express their emotions their anger their frustrations with calm words while seeking a resolution yes Christopher you have your hand up yes Christopher oh you can unmute your mic and speak you have your hand up okay so we look at you know how to help them you know express their frustration anger in calm words basically you can you know like an example is given that you know when such and such thing happens you know and you do this this this how would you feel basically you know it's good this age group to give them various scenarios you know stories help them to analyze because if you just tell them hey this is what you should be doing this is not what you should be saying this is not how you should be reacting they are not going to take it from you but you know always real life examples you know and also case stories case histories case studies some things which you can even you know think out of the box you know just plan your own case study just present it get them to discuss have you know discussions or you know a debate on it will help children in this age group encourage spiritual disciplines of praying giving offering and also reading that by the yes Christopher you're back are you back now is he back in class sorry pastor I was having some internet problem no one is problems and sometimes your voice was just I was using connection so I wasn't sure it was only my problem it is the classes problem so I think it's only my problem okay yeah okay okay so encourage them in spiritual disciplines like praying giving offerings reading their bible very important to inculcate this in their lives at this age in great you know age 11 and 12 they're able to understand more abstract ideas like you can explain to them about trinity you know what you know how sin was atoned for how sin was paid for what Jesus did you know to atone for our sins we can talk about the person and the work of the Holy Spirit we can also talk about prophecies you know which foretells Jesus's birth the person of and the work of Jesus Christ and also about the you know the second coming of Jesus the end days so all of these something which you can talk to them not in you know to a level where you teach or minister to an adult but to a level which they can understand basically get them to you know give them a basic feel or an understanding about that the world that the bible you know is truth because it foretells prophecies it foretells things that are happening and we see that happening even today we will see that happening in the future so these are the things that you can keep a lookout for so you know the whole idea of the bible being the truth being the word of God inherent scripture you know infallible scripture is something that is in their minds and they know that they can go back to scripture because it is the truth it's God's word it talks about things that have been fulfilled and all of those things so you can teach them about that you can also talk about the old and a new covenant you know the difference that is there and we've been part of the new covenant how privileged how blessed we are a good age for them to learn all of these things a good age to also provide them with a basic overview of the entire bible you know talking about how you know bible is historic we can prove things in history that has happened with all the narratives in the bible and how all of that ties up together the prophecies that were revealed you know how we see that in the birth of Jesus in the in his work here on earth his death his resurrection his ascension the coming of the church and all of those things also get them to you know talk to them about what the bible says about you know about who Jesus is the beginning to the end that is Trinity Father Son and the Holy Spirit how they are revealed in the Old Testament revealed in the New Testament would be a very exciting and interesting study for them also can teach them about how they can learn about the different books in the bible you know and who wrote the different parts of the bible why did they write those like we said in the in the previous age group we get them to learn all the books of the bible so we are assuming at this age that they know the different books of the bible where it is and also you know get them to study each book if you want to briefly like you are you study the books in the Old Testament Old Testament survey New Testament survey also get them to understand who wrote the different parts of the bible why did they write it to see things in context cultural setting historical setting all that you're learning now can also be briefly taught to them because they are in an age where they are able to learn receive you know and be guided as well okay also you know use the bible to help provide them with the specific answers to question you know who is Jesus whether he is God there's man or there's only man who's fully God fully man why did Jesus come or you know why does God love me how does eternity work why were all these prophecies given why even scripture you know and what am I supposed to do with life because they're kind of growing into adulthood in in a couple of years so they're trying to navigate true life they need guidance they need help need to know which subjects they're strong in what the future holds for them you know what they're good at so basically get them to navigate them through life show them from the bible how God guides and leads through various biblical examples okay the spiritual message okay the spiritual messages that they need to hear is the salvation message that they can accept Jesus Christ as their personal savior and then also you know all of the other points that you know I am going to present on the screen is something that I already mentioned to you when we looked at you know the previous age group which is the eight and ten year old so I'm not going to be looking at each one of them in detail I'm just going to be putting it up on the slide so you can just quickly read that because it's something that we already went through for ages eight to ten so not it's just repetitive it's the same thing for this age group as well so you can just read that up so any questions so regarding this age group eleven and twelve years old before we move on okay kong says would they understand if you say that God is self-existent some children ask who is God's father and mother and how did God come into existence and all that yes it's a good question yes they do ask they want to know who God is where did he come from it's good to say that God is self-existent he has no beginning he has no end he's self-sufficient yes it's a good age to for them to because they are now able to understand more abstract concepts they'll be able to understand this as well yeah basically mentally intellectually you know the preteens in this age age of 11 and 12 you know mentally they're very curious they ask a lot of questions they love to reason and discuss so if you you just can't tell them this is this and you have to do this they'll ask you why why should we do this why did this happen why did God have to become a man why why did he have to do you know why was atonement for sin in such a cruel way or Jesus dying on the cross you know why is why there has to be a new covenant and not why is the old covenant no longer operative or rendered ineffective so all of these questions is something that they will ask because they like to reason they like to discuss so when you're teaching them you know you can be as a good time of a discussion time to gather information of what they think what they understand and then presenting the truth and when you present the truth even discuss with them reason with them they begin to develop for having longer attention span so you can use time more in teaching time they they can memorize things or get them to memorize a lot of scripture they're developing self-confidence they can think abstractly they have a more mature sense of time and space and that is why they're able to understand things chronology chronologically that happens in history because they're learning a lot of you know history in school so they have a mature sense of understanding of time time periods as well you know and you know so then you can talk to them about biblical history bible history and things like that they're also beginning to be aware that you know adults are not always right like the other age groups who take you just by face they take you literally by what you say remember we said that from age three to right after age seven you know they in age eight they literally take whatever you have to say but in this age group you know they begin to say hey not all what adults do and say is right they will begin to question that like for example if you tell them something then you say you know I saw you tell they can tell their parents or the elders I saw you doing this you know I saw you answering like this I saw you going there when why can't I do it I saw you watching this you know so our lives that we live should you know hold a lot of you know the way we live our lives conduct our lives should be so right that you know they're able to see the right and then just you know learn even before we teach them okay they also want to make their own decisions so you know they'll question your authority not like the younger age groups that they would just you know whatever you tell them they'll just believe it they'll just do it why they are doing it because my teacher told me to do it the smaller younger one stage groups but these pre teens teens you know they like to make their own decisions they're looking for freedom and independence so you know you'll have to tell them why you're asking them to do it give them a logical reasoning and understanding and there'll be then because they're beginning to reason more okay physically they're growing steadily they enjoy being active this is like you know this age group is super high on active on energy levels and very active but once they come to teenage you know they you see they're more reserved very quiet sitting very quietly if you ask them any questions they'll just nod their head like this sometimes you don't know whether they saying yes or no sometimes they'll just say this sometimes they'll say yes no okay fine you know they'll just give you that one word answers but children in this age group they like to talk they're more active they speak they like to do a lot of things you know and they want to participate rather than just listening and watching so you need to you know participation means because you know get them to enact but also a lot of discussions can help debates can help you know trying to prove things will be very engaging and meaningful and exciting for them they have you know children at this age mature at different rates so you can see some child who's very puny and small and some children growing at a very fast rate but don't you know comment on their growth their looks the way they are this one because they're very very getting very conscious of who they are also they're maturing at different rates in their in their ways of thinking understanding some can be very mature very adult like some can be very immature child like still you know so you can't tell them hey you're behaving like a child look at him learn to be like him you know he's he's so grown up he's so mature now because they are growing at different levels we need to just respect them for where they are and if they're really childish we need to really help them they're really behaving too big for their shoes we need to really bring them to you know to that their levels that they enjoying that basic age group and that is a challenge nowadays for many children because you know many children are living you know because of this whole pandemic they've been with their parents they've suddenly grown up in those and they're trying to behave like adults and their parents are saying you know they are just behaving like adults they don't want to go to children's church they want to be in adult church they're thinking that you know what they're watching what they're wearing is too childlike they don't want to do it they think this activity is kiddish and childish when they're just in grade six and seven see so we need to not give them their own way and getting them to grow very fast into adulthood which can kind of you know get them not to enjoy their childhood as well get them to enjoy the child will make them know that hey you're still this age children in this age still do these things it's okay for you to do it you know at the same time also teach them level of maturity in the areas that they have to mature in as if they grow too fast you know you miss out on that growing childhood yes yes say you have a question yeah yes i'm happy you brought up this point i just wanted to also make an observation that i've realized that even while growing up i noticed it it's like those who are teenagers are very matured later on in their adulthood they end up doing the things that we were doing as teenagers that we're supposed to have already outgrown so that point is very important very very important i think there has to be a balance most times teenagers are caged into a performance kind of attitude or behavior to look like they're very very matured but what we're doing invariably is killing their time when they should actually you know be just young people you know not in a bad way but just basically things that they should have just done at that period so yes that that's a very important part i just wanted to buttress what you said thank you ma thank you saying yeah the challenge also you know these are preteens but challenges also for teenagers or preteens basically for challenges for the teenagers is their parents they're confused because sometimes they the the elders their parents are saying hey you're you're in grade eight grade nine or grade ten you know behave like a grown-up but when they behave like a grown-up you're saying hey you know don't act too big for your shoes you're still a child with parents we still need to tell you so they're confused hey you know when do we behave like a child when do we become behave like an adult so i think parents should have that own clarity teachers themselves should have a clarity you know in how in letting them be sometimes just as kids some just understanding their age and in in in specific areas where they need to act in a mature way you know teach them others they can also get confused and you know that can kind of come out the the resulting action or the attitude or their behavior can be seen as very arrogant and as very rebellious because many of teenagers are you know labeled as arrogant and rebellious just because they are confused and be confused and even more okay so they are these children you know ages 11 and 12 are very very noisy they love to talk loud laugh have fun you know so we need to you know be aware of that they love to compete with each other as well there's a lot of competition that happens in studies in the looks in the way they do things in their talents they're also at this age becoming aware of the opposite sex so it's the boys becoming aware of the girls the girls aware of the boys the girls don't like to sit with the boys the boys won't like to sit with the girls so we just have to you know even if they like to do activities some of them would like to mix up with the boys and girls but sometimes the girls would not like to mix the boys just you know you know just accommodate that help them out and see what best you can do to help them in that area spiritually they're asking a lot of questions about Christianity they're learning to evaluate different points of view they also enjoy worshiping God they're also learning how they can apply the Christian truths in their own moral behavior so good to get them to you know you know how they can practice what they are learning and you know especially it comes to moral behavior they like to share and participate in church activities so get them involved in a lot of activities evangelism in adult church ministering and stuff like that they can express their spiritual thoughts both already and written so you can engage them get them to do it okay socially they're learning better ways to make and keep friends you know even though they have a lot of conflicts they're trying to resolve conflicts they like to keep friends so you help them out they're interested in a lot of cultures around the world you know so you get you know get them to see the Bible culture the culture in those times how they can interpret in the present time also they have strong feelings about right and wrong so you can build them up on that they also have a need to belong to a specific peer group specific group of friends so here we see them making their own clicks they like to do things in their own clicks their own friends sit with their own friends you can let them to do that but also get them to relate with others they're learning how to relate with boys and girls they're learning to be more responsible and dependable so you can give them you know Bible passages to read ask them and they you know the next Sunday whether they read what they learned about prayer you know how they practice what they learned and all of those things okay now to teach 11 and 12 years old effectively you know what are some of the things that we can do just provide them challenging activities which can challenge their thinking their mindset you know you know even their energy levels give them time to think reason and solve their problems just don't preach down on them teach down on them sit with them discuss go through things you know give them writing and reading activities because they're good at now picking up on their reading and writing so get them to write their thoughts write them how they're going to apply things provide an atmosphere of acceptance and trust very very important because they're looking for acceptance and trust there's a lot of growing that is happening a lot of changes hormonal changes they're beginning to look different act different so they're beginning to accept and love themselves so very important for you to you know create that environment of acceptance and trust you know give them a variety of creative activities give them time for games for puzzles for discussion time you know don't compare and compete between boys and girls we're just learning for them to learn together accept each other so don't have comparisons between boys and girls don't say hey the boys are not learning their scripture passages or their memory verse the girls are better you know don't do that just encourage them you know and don't even have competitions based on girls and boys you know also encourage them to read the bible and apply to their behavior you know how it can help them you know in their moral thinking moral behavior help them to understand the plan of salvation and also how they can express their own faith in Jesus Christ how they can speak to the children in school share about Jesus little things that they can do how they can share Jesus with the you know elderly people when you take them to elderly homes or to children and orphanages or those who are sick in the hospital they like to make applications for the here and now so whatever situation they are going through you know or the challenges they are facing in this age group you need to get them to apply it for their own specific age groups don't talk about you know the future or when they become adults okay plan something very creative or active for each lesson and make worship a natural part of your worship and prayer natural part of your time together and also get them to understand that God is real eternal and supremely powerful so even though you can't see him there is no beginning there's no end to him you know talk about who he is that he's sovereign is eternally attributes of God that he is all powerful okay the children in this age group basically know that God cares for them and acts on their behalf but you need to help them to get that into practice get that into the you know being a very part of them so you can encourage them to call on God to pray or when they're going to struggle in school whether it's their studies their teachers their friends or with people making fun of the way they look or you know you know or they're trying to take part in a competition you know they're they're losing they're not able to handle their emotions basically you know how they can you know call on God in their struggles even in the football field even in the field when they're playing games or you know having their lunch whatever or when they're in the mall anywhere okay so just get them to in a place where they're not looking for their friends to help them in their struggles they're not running to parents or teachers but they're calling on the name of God okay and calling on his help and also you know be worthy of their respect and admiration very important because once you win their respect and admiration they will come to you with their challenges and struggles remember they are now preteens they will have a lot of physical challenges that they're going through hormonal they're not able to understand their mood swings they're not able to understand why they are feeling like this thinking like this behaving like this so if you give them a place where they feel loved and accepted and you gain their respect and admiration you know they will basically come to you and you know they would they will confide in you share with you and you can help them okay what to expect from children in this age group they're basically the girls develop faster than the boys the boys at this age are very very competitive so if they get competitive you know why you can channelize their competitiveness in the right way you know in this phase they begin to have best friends with whom they share their activities you know and the same time you know they give their talents they look for people who have the same mindset if suppose you know they also tend to move from their friend groups they had in the in the you know in the earlier stages of their life now they're looking for people with their the same thinking their same likes their dislikes so if there's a group of people who like movies they join them and then if they are very studious in their studies you know and there's this group that is very focused on studies and research and all of us they will move to that friend group if there's they like fashion and dressing and you know makeup and all of those things they will move to a group that talks about that or if there's a group that is very active in games and all and you are somebody who loves games you will join that group so they're basically looking for groups which kind of identify with their likes dislikes and their own you know tastes and talents okay but even as they're looking for best friends their relationships will get more complicated competitive and changeable they will be changing their friend circles and it can be very very disturbing to some you know basically many of them in this age group will come to you saying you know she was my friend or he was my basically it's more for the girls not for the boys you know she was my friend you know from grade one till grade five and now she's behaving different she doesn't want to talk to me she's always with that group then you need to make the child understand why this her friend is moving on to someone because her tastes and likes of what is discussed in that group rather than you because it's not something bad with you you don't have the same taste and likes that she has they're no more longer talking about Barbies and little toys and and playing around they're more talking about you know big stuff you know preteen stuff so you know they're looking for people who kind of understand what they are saying and they're like so you need to help them out because they have friendship circles are becoming more complicated competitive is also because there's a lot of competition among friends hey how much do you get how much did you get you know how did you win why didn't I win you know and all of those things so you know it's and it's particularly true only of girls I don't know about boys boys can the men can talk and share something about their preteen is am I writing what I'm saying the guys are just laughing smiling okay they're more affected by the lifestyle of this world you know the what the world dictates to them so their thinking standards lifestyle always start changing the way they dress the way they speak the way they stand the way they move all of that even their food what they're watching and everything you know will all begin to change because they're also learning to start to be independent there's the bidding to be independent on their own so they're making their own style statements you know and other things as well they develop a capacity to reason and work things out so sometimes when you tell them you know they can buy you into doing their own based in a very cheeky way smart talk you know they can get you to do what they want to do because they have this whole capacity of reasoning and saying why can't I do it when he is doing it she is doing it everybody is doing it why can't I do it so sometimes it can be interesting and funny but sometimes it can get into a heated debate and argument so you also as somebody who is teaching them you know ministering to them also need to be very smart in how you can get smart with them and they will understand your smartness and the way you're getting around with them okay they make efforts to be independent so they're changing their relationships also with their parents their relationship is getting a little more tougher and difficult the scene at home is like the Cartoon Network Tom and Jerry right you know somebody one does something to irritate the other one the other one is reacting and saying hey because you didn't listen to me no TV you can't go out with your friends you can't go out to play you won't get this so the child is saying because you did not give me this I am not going to study I'm just having my book in front I'm going to fail this test so we know you have children like that so we need to get around them to know how they're learning to be independent but how to lay down those rules and boundaries in a way that basically helps them out they're able to see discuss with them get them to make the rules you know and keep those rules okay what can you do to help them be conscious of the fact that they are going through physical changes they're becoming very conscious they're very shy slowly beginning to be shy even though they are very active and they like to do things so don't avoid avoid comparing their physical growth with other children allow them a certain level of independence but discuss with them okay allow you to do it but why are you doing this you know if you do this what do you think is the outcome of the consequences get them to see it then you know if they you know that this is not the right thing they will come around say yeah I think you know it's not going to work out then I'll go with what you say okay here and understand their point of view don't keep on preaching to them telling them what they have to do what should be done get them to understand get them to make rules because eventually they're going to make the right rules right they can very sometimes very cheeky or smartly make some funny rules which will work on their behalf but you can say you know yeah you can do that but if you do that this is going to be the consequences of it and then you know you're just going to have a good laugh at it that but you know it'll just have them to see your point of view get that point of view so that you know that you are not just somebody they're coming to in children's church or Sunday school where you're just preaching on them telling them what they should be doing what they shouldn't be doing but you're also taking time to listen to them to care about their opinions they're not overriding their opinions you're going with what they want but at the same time you can get around doing what you want also okay so somewhere there's a given take okay continue to have because these children are going to be independent but don't remove those boundaries have boundaries safe limits you know take an interest in that so that they know where you are going and what you're doing with them so that they also have a sense of direction and they know that rules is just there basically to help them okay okay so that is basically ages 11 and 12 anyone has any questions no questions i'm just looking for no questions okay just give me a minute please um yeah okay if there are no questions then we'll move on to ages 13 to 18 which is our last section okay let me just present this now we talk about teenagers ages 13 to 18 okay okay these are early adolescent years and this is a time of rapid change you know they're growing physically there's a lot of changes that are happening physically emotionally spiritually mentally intellectually so all areas of life there is a lot of change and you know it's transitioning from being children to adulthood so we all have been through that transition stage it was for some of us it was in a good time and enjoyable time for most of us it was a time of struggle great struggle for each one of us but you know it's a good learning experience for children as well so a good age group to work with so it can be very challenging it's a good age group to work with what to expect from this age group you know they will basically begin to shift from you know following authoritative figures to understanding to making their own rules you know being very independent being what they think they feel they like rather than what their teacher's opinion is school opinion is their parent's opinion because they're basically coming to a place where they're beginning to think hey you know school teachers adults they're not perfect because they're not perfect you know they also do things that are wrong then why should they be dictating my life or telling me what to do you know I'm growing up I like my own likes and dislikes the ways I like to do things you know I'm no longer going to be doing what the way they want me to do okay so there's this whole shift that is happening they will also transition from living independent they were transition into living independently out in the world they like to be independent do things on their own they don't like people you know being like a policeman or a policewoman behind them you know always guiding them telling them from what they have to eat to what they have to wear where they have to go they like to make their own decisions they begin to develop a capacity to think in much broader terms you know they they're also you know at this age they all have a better idea about how to think through abstract concepts abstract difficult ideas and they're able to connect things they're able to visualize things think out logically you know bring in reasoning and understanding to even abstract ideas and concepts so this begins to change their thinking their thinking is you know beginning to change and it's it's it's shown in different ways you know in how they are acting there how they're behaving and also because they are expected to take much more responsibility for their own learning okay the own decisions that they make the choices that they make now their parents that teachers are saying hey you make that choice you're going to face the consequences so they they're beginning to take that own responsibility so their capacity to think is you know broadening in in in in various issues in various ways so it will be good to help them because they are not there they don't know to make the right choices they don't know completely but good to help them to understand true scripture and true various bible narratives okay we'll stop here and continue in our next class anyone has any questions this is a last age group so you know we'll just finish this and then go on to the learning styles of children and then looking at how we can write a lesson plan or build a curriculum for children's church so anyone has any questions no questions okay there are no questions then we'll end class thank you all for joining class and i'll see you on monday thank you very much thank you thank you lisha