All Family & parenting articles – Page 8
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ArticleJordan Peterson urges churches to welcome young men
Are you happy to receive good advice, whatever the source?
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ArticleThe girls ‘brought football home’. What lessons are there for the church?
Jenni Whymark is thrilled to see England Women’s football thriving and asks whether we can learn a thing or two in the church
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ArticleThe summer holidays can be great times to bond with your children and develop their faith. Here’s how…
Do you secretly dread it when your children break up for summer?
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ArticleCould you be God’s answer to the ‘cost on childhood crisis’?
Could your church supoort this nationwide work?
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ArticleBlessing and cursing on the playground? How to keep your child’s language on track
Where do you draw the line?
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ArticleTen tips for taking a trip
Longer, sunnier, days are here! The opportunity to take our children’s or youth group out for the day or just for a couple of hours on a club night has arrived! Perhaps to the beach or the countryside, maybe to a park or to a children’s farm, there are lots of places that we can take our children and young people to, including those with additional needs.
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ArticleHow I survived as a Christian at university
What would you say to someone about to head for uni?
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ArticleLaughter is one of God’s gifts to us, so let’s share it with our kids
What do your children find funny?
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ArticleWhen your children don’t get on with someone in your church
Wouldn’t it be great if anyone at church just ‘got on’! But we all know it’s not that simple
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ArticleWhat to do when church clashes with something your child wants to do
Your child is excited about an option, but darn it, it’s on at the same time as church!
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ArticleMy children seem to be mixing heavily with their peers who are not Christians – how do I make sure they maintain Christian values when I do?
Have you ever had a sinking feeling when you see who your children are hanging out with?
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ArticleHow do we help our teens acknowledge their faith when Christianity is seen as uncool?
Are we realistically expecting our teens to stand out as Christians in the classroom?
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ArticleHelp! My baby won’t sleep! What should I do?
Sleep deprived and feeling just slightly desparate?!
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ArticleBenefits of adventure as a family
Your children may be addicted to digital screens, but Dawn Savidge believes it’s time they started to live a little!
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ArticleHow can I grandparent as my children want?
It’s a joy having grandparents on hand to help out. But what happens when parenting styles clash with yours?
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BlogTalking about sex to your children
Can you remember how you learnt about sex? Was it a VHS describing what happens using euphemistic fruit images? Was it whispers in the playground? Was it graphic content seen online? How you choose to talk about sex and relationships with your family is your ...
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BlogA level results: what's next?
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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BlogTalking about the tough stuff
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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BlogParenting as a Church Leader
Parenting for Faith’s Rachel Turner, author of a new book from BRF entitled Parenting as a Church Leader, shares some encouragement.
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BlogWhy John Mark Comer banned his children from having smart phones
New research by Childwise found that more than half of children say they sleep with their mobile phone beside their bed, with most young people now having their own phone by the age of seven. The annual report into children’s use of media also found that seven to 16-year-olds spend an average of three hours and 20 minutes per day on their mobiles.
