Notes from Children-In-Study discussion

Here are the general guidelines for Children we discussed.

- Parents should get their children food. (i.e. children should not be getting their own food)
- Children should never be running or yelling or making loud noises.
- Children should never be rummaging through drawers and/or exploring rooms in the host home.
- On study nights, children should go to sleep around 8-8:30PM, and on fellowship nights parents might opt to have an activity for their children at this time.
     - The lesson will wait for 5-10 minutes or so while the children are put to bed.
     - If the parents opt to have an activity, the children should be supervised.
     - If the children stay up, the parents should make sure they do not disrupt the study.
- Parents are always responsible for, and the authority over their children. We have all agreed that we, as parents, would appreciate gentle reminders to our children if they are acting in a way that is inappropriate. We can't see everything and we trust the others in the study to help when they see something. If you see something that doesn't seem right, always feel free to tell the parents.

Other notes we discussed:

- Please communicate with the host home if you will be needing blankets, pack&play, and/or other things.
- Please also communicate how many kids will be going down, so the house can plan sleeping arrangements.
- Please help clean up and re-order the house before you leave so that the host isn't left with a mess and a lot of work.

Thank you all for your thoughts and ideas. It is great to be a part of a bible study where everyone is actively involved in improving things and helping to make things run smoothly. What a blessing our group has been to us and it is a joy to be getting to know you all better and better as time passes.

Jacob