April 18, 2023

Six Tips for Communicating Health & Safety Information

Communicating your current health and safety policies as well as upcoming changes in your children’s area is essential because it builds trust, gets everyone on the same page regarding the guidelines, and provides clarity. Plus, if a new policy or change is well communicated and ...

April 11, 2023

Five Ways to Participate in National Child Abuse Prevention Month

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month (NCAPM). A time of year to focus on and recognize the importance of families and communities working together to prevent child abuse and neglect (maltreatment). Last week we covered Three Reasons to Participate and how good prevention programs ...

March 7, 2023

Five Skills Every New Leader Must Master

If you are new to leadership, you will quickly learn there are several different management styles. For example, some leaders are extroverted and excel at social connections and advocating for new ideas, innovations, and vision. In contrast, introverted leaders stand out with analysis, listening, and ...

February 8, 2023

10 Volunteer Recruitment Strategies

This is the third in a series of three posts on creating a volunteer recruiting strategy to show your organization is committed to attracting, recruiting, and keeping volunteers. The first post covered six reasons volunteer recruitment is crucial, and the second post eight volunteer recruiting ...

January 11, 2023

The Worst Child Safety Habits and How to Replace Them

A habit is an acquired pattern or routine behavior that when repeated consistently becomes almost involuntary. We are all creatures of habit. Perhaps you’ve never considered that most of what you do in a day consists of habits. Much like good habits, which keep us focused, ...

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January 4, 2023

The Top KidCheck Posts for 2022

Happy New Year! 2022 was an exciting year, with many of our customers continuing to grow and develop their organizations. Through it all, our goal has remained the same to partner with you so you can confidently walk into the future knowing you’ve done all you ...

October 25, 2022

Resources for Bullying Prevention Month

Bullying is a serious and complex issue. October is National Bullying Prevention Month. Although we take one month to raise awareness, bullying happens all year long and in various forms, such as physical, cultural, verbal, emotional, sexual, and cyberbullying. Bullying happens regardless of socioeconomic factors ...

September 28, 2022

Get The Most Out of Your Screening Process – Webinar Recap

Eliminating easy access to ensure safety for your ministry Recently we did a webinar with Protect My Ministry because comprehensive screening and background checks of volunteers and staff are essential to keep kids safe. The goals of the webinar were to: Establish the importance, benefits, and key components ...

September 6, 2022

The Importance of the Annual Family Survey

Recently we shared a post on five items for success in children’s ministry and highlighted the benefits of using an annual survey to engage and connect with families. However, that’s just one of the many benefits of using an annual survey. More organizations should take advantage ...

August 23, 2022

The Importance of Reviewing Your Child Protection Policy

You may think of a policy manual as a dusty 3-ringer binder that hasn’t been opened since the day it was put on the bookshelf or in the file cabinet. Perhaps your organization thinks of policies and procedures as permanent or unchanging. Once the information is ...