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    Responding to lockdown issues

    2020-09-02T00:00:00Z

    COVID-19 has upended the lives of children and families across the globe and, according to UNICEF, is impacting efforts to end forced marriage,?female genital mutilation (FGM) and other harmful practices. How can churches in the United Kingdom respond when they’re operating under extreme disruption and uncertainty themselves?

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    Ministry in a digital space

    2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Over the past few months, youth and children’s groups have moved most of their work online – and social media has been more important than ever before. It’s been a necessity and we’ve all tried our best in engaging that way but, that hasn’t stopped there being negative pulses to it.

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    A level results: what's next?

    2020-08-21T00:00:00Z

    This year, results day has been a little more difficult than normal - with young people away from school for the lockdown and many unexpected exam grades (both good and bad) ending up on certificates. Here, career advisor Frank Hutton settles our youth's anxieties, offering advice on what to do in both positive and negative situations. 

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    GCSE Results Day: it's all good news

    2020-08-21T00:00:00Z

    It's likely that many young people opened their envelopes to unexpected results this year thanks to the coronavirus pandemic - in both positive and negative ways. So, how do we help young people to deal with their emotions around results day? Frank Hutton offers advice to GCSE students. 

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    The new normal

    2020-08-10T00:00:00Z

    Now I don’t know about you, but just when I feel I’m starting to get used to the changes in my lifestyle due to the coronavirus pandemic, along comes another ‘new normal’ to adapt to. From not going outside, to essential trips only and then to seeing six friends at a distance (I can’t keep up…) – it’s been small steps of constant change; and what’s worse, all while we’re being fed from the media things will “never be the same again”. That this is ‘normal’ now.

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    Holy homely habits

    2020-08-10T00:00:00Z

    The life of a monk or a nun can feel a million miles away from ours in our homes, or from our children and young people's lives. However, beyond the stereotypes perpetuated by the media, we can learn much about our own practice of faith at home. 

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    What my teenage years taught me about lockdown

    2020-08-10T00:00:00Z

    Teenagers have a lot on their plate navigating school, friendships and emotional changes – and the COVID-19 pandemic has only added to their ever-growing list of worries. Writer and teacher Fran Hill wonders how she, as a teenager from a dysfunctional home in the 1970s, would have coped with the coronavirus lockdown and the return to ‘normal’.

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    4 part Easter Week Series

    Linked below are children, young people and all-age resources - all ready to use!

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    Talking about the tough stuff

    2020-07-13T00:00:00Z

    There’s been a lot of difficult subjects to tackle with our children and young people in recent months. Annie Wilmot, a funeral pastor, author and mum-of-two, revealed how we can talk to our children about the tough stuff.

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    Parable of the treasure and the pearl - all age

    2020-07-10T00:00:00Z

    Click here to access this month’s Together resources. 

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    4 part series on Treasure & the Pearl

    2020-07-02T00:00:00Z

    Click here to access this month’s Together resources. 

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    Links from July 2020 Vol 1

    2020-07-02T00:00:00Z

    See below for extra resources from this issue.

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    The new normal: what’s next for youth and children’s workers?

    2020-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Just as we’ve got used to youth and children’s ministry in lockdown, the limitations are bound to change again soon; but what might a slight ease in restrictions mean for youth and children’s ministry? Martin Saunders shared his thoughts in our first digital magazineTo read more, visit the web app or download the YCW App via the Google Play or App Store

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    Be Strong and Courageous: music as biblical truth

    2020-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Deputy Editor Jess Lester spoke to children’s musician and songwriter Michael J Tinker about his latest single Be Strong and Courageous, after it knocked Baby Shark from number two on the iTunes Charts. Plus, he explains why he thinks music is equally important for us adults as well as our children when it comes to learning Bible truths. 

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    How not to turn your kids off of God

    2020-06-29T00:00:00Z

    Howard Worsley joined us to talk about his new book ‘How to not totally put your children off God’, and offers up advice for parents on how to get kids engaged and interested in faith at home. 

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    Building faith in children

    2020-06-29T00:00:00Z

    We spoke to iconic children’s work author Ronni Lamont about her new book Faith in Kids, and how we can nurture our children’s spirituality and faith from home

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    Single-parenting in a pandemic

    2020-06-24T00:00:00Z

    Being a single parent is tough - and we are praying for you here at Youth and Children's Work. Parenting through a pandemic is harder. Here, Rebecca Harrocks explains some of the struggles of single parents in the current crisis. 

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    Encouragement in the online space

    2020-06-24T00:00:00Z

    As youth and children's workers, many of us will be using the web, video conferencing platforms and social media to reach out to our young people stuck in lockdown. Here, Myles MacBean offers up some encouragement and tips. 

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    Talking about the tough stuff

    2020-06-24T00:00:00Z

    Recent events have seen us sit and have difficult conversations with our children and young people, most notably around the coronavirus pandemic. Funeral pastor, author and mum Annie Willmot shares her tips for talking about difficult topics with kids, and gives insight into how she’s coped parenting in a pandemic. 

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    A parent's guide to Black Lives Matter

    2020-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Over the last 3 weeks, the world has witnessed the largest anti-racism movements in decades. Social media has provided hundreds of educational resources and discussions on the topic, but it can be tricky to know where to start. Here, Yoopies offer some tips from their family-friendly resource guide for parents.