The Session: Preparing Your Children For The School Year With Maslow’s Heiarchy as a Guide, from Simon & Schuster

Matthew 19:14 "Jesus said, 'Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these'"

Scott’s question: Does this work for home schoolers as well as traditional students?

Who is Maslow?

Abraham Maslow was an American psychologist who developed a theory of psychological health.

· His theory was based on the developmental stages of a child being met to help the child develop into a self actualized state.

Physiological Needs As It Relates To Students

· Hungry

· Thirsty

· Exhausted

· Freezing

· Over heated

· Sick

· In Pain

Safety

· If we feel safe and confident that we are not in pain, discomfort, we avoid pain and hunger. We are able to begin to learn.

· Social Media

Children aged 8–12 spend an average of 5 hours and 33 minutes per day on screen media, while teens spend 8 hours and 39 minutes.

Social

· “Peer Priority”

· We feel safe and secure then we are ready to belong to a group of people. To our children that means their friends are vitally important. Children are now ready for belonging and love.

Self-esteem

· Once you were child feels accepted in a group they are now wanting to have special status. That status includes being admired and respected.

· John 4:16-18 NIV ... “And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them. This is how love is ...

· 1 Peter 2:9 – A Chosen People. "But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's special possession, that you may declare the praises ...

Self Actualization

· Finally, now our core needs are met, we're ready to pursue our deepest desire for self-actualisation - to become the most complete and authentic version of ourselves.

· Proverbs 19:21: "Many are the plans in a person's heart, but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails"

Celebration Of Success

· Goal Setting

Vision

Long Term

Short Term

Goals of the Week

Goals of the Day

LearningStyles

· Kinestec-Physically feel it

· Experiential-hands on / movement

· Auditory-lecture/ music

· Visual-graphs / charts

· Whole to part / part to whole

· Social-collaboration / teams