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Family & Parenting

Church is God’s big family - Let’s honour every kind of mothering this Mothering Sunday
2026-03-13T10:30:00+00:00
The summer holidays can be great times to bond with your children and develop their faith. Here’s how…
2025-07-23T12:31:00+01:00
Christian parents should not let their children watch the new Harry Potter series
2025-06-23T08:15:00+01:00
Answering your child’s questions: What’s the point of praying? Because God doesn’t change
2025-06-19T08:30:00+01:00
5 ways Christian parents can engage with sex and relationships education in school
2025-06-17T08:28:00+01:00
Getting the most out of school sports day - A guide for Christian parents
2025-06-16T10:16:00+01:00
3 helpful qualities for Christian dads to foster this Father’s Day and beyond
2025-06-12T08:10:00+01:00
Playing is good for youth, children and their communities - here’s how Christian parents and churches can encourage it
2025-06-11T11:53:00+01:00
Answering your child’s questions: Why is God a Father?
2025-06-11T08:21:00+01:00
What’s your parenting style? Are you an elephant or a tiger parent?
2025-06-09T08:30:00+01:00
5 ways to help children respond with kindness and faith when the world doesn’t make sense
2025-06-06T08:30:00+01:00
Chloe Swart: You don’t have to be a superhero parent. Just love Jesus deeply and live that out in front of your kids
2025-06-05T09:04:00+01:00
Marriage matters: The importance of Christian parents making space for each other
2025-06-03T08:30:00+01:00
Helping your child start school with confidence and faith
2025-05-30T08:32:00+01:00
Sport, faith, and friendship: Evangelism for the everyday parent
2025-05-28T10:55:00+01:00
What’s your parenting style? Are you a helicopter or a satellite parent?
2025-05-26T08:25:00+01:00
Parenting without pretence: How vulnerability builds stronger families and communities
2025-05-22T07:25:00+01:00
4 ways to celebrate your child's birthday, honour God and not break the bank
2025-05-21T07:25:00+01:00
Olly Goldenberg: 'I am so grateful to be able to pass on the spiritual legacy of my parents to my children'
2025-05-20T09:26:00+01:00
Answering your child's questions: What’s the point of praying? Because God is all powerful
2025-05-20T08:25:00+01:00
Reframing our failures: Good enough parenting is good enough
2025-05-16T08:25:00+01:00
5 ways Christian parents can teach their youth and children about generosity
2025-05-15T08:25:00+01:00
Safeguarding and intergenerational relationships: Helping Christian parents explore the tension
2025-05-14T08:25:00+01:00
This Mental Health Awareness week, Christian parents can turn to the Bible for help with the well-being of their children
2025-05-12T08:25:00+01:00
Thunderbolts* – Redemption in the face of darkness
2025-05-09T08:25:00+01:00
Pop the Balloon LIVE: Helping Christian teens navigate identity in a swipe-and-judge culture
2025-05-08T08:25:00+01:00
When Sephora meets Scripture: Helping our girls see true beauty
2025-05-07T08:25:00+01:00
When parenting advice doesn’t work: Understanding PDA in autistic children
2025-05-06T08:25:00+01:00
What does God look like?
2025-05-05T08:25:00+01:00
How to raise children who know they are loved by God - and you - even when they don’t “perform”
2025-05-02T08:25:00+01:00
What’s your parenting style? Are you a dry-clean parent?
2025-05-01T08:25:00+01:00
A woman’s place? Rethinking work, home, and biblical calling
2025-04-29T08:25:00+01:00
Why God invented the game: Five faith‑filled reasons sport matters to your family
2025-04-25T08:25:00+01:00
Fiction as a faith‑builder: How Christian parents can use stories in discipleship
2025-04-24T08:00:00+01:00
What’s your parenting style? Are you a lawnmower?
2025-04-22T08:25:00+01:00
There is no good parenting without Good Friday
2025-04-18T07:42:00+01:00
The online world: Friend or foe for Christian youth and children?
2025-04-17T08:25:00+01:00
When church attendance isn’t simple: Parenting, faith, and the beauty of flexibility
2025-04-16T08:30:00+01:00
It takes a village: Rediscovering biblical parenting through community
2025-04-14T08:25:00+01:00
Finding peace after loss: Trusting God while supporting your child’s grief
2025-04-11T08:25:00+01:00
A creative world with no imagination – A Minecraft Movie fails to craft a story
2025-04-09T09:23:00+01:00
Answering your child’s questions: Is God dead?
2025-04-07T08:25:00+01:00
Make your home the safest space for the biggest conversations with your youth and children
2025-04-07T08:25:00+01:00
Grace Keir: The 'young preacher of the year' on the prize that changed her life
2025-04-04T08:18:00+01:00
Sweet dreams - Sleep is foundational for the mental and spiritual health of youth and children
2025-04-03T08:00:00+01:00
Having a Disability Champion can revolutionise life for disabled youth and children in your church
2025-03-31T08:43:00+01:00
As Gareth Southgate considers a generation of lost boys here are some reflections for Christian parents
2025-03-27T09:26:00+00:00
Should Christian parents be prepared to smack their children? The case against corporal punishment
2025-03-20T08:52:00+00:00
Should Christian parents be prepared to smack their children? The case in favour of corporal punishment
2025-03-20T08:26:00+00:00
Siblings of youth and children with additional needs need support too - Here’s five things Christian parents can do
2025-03-19T11:01:00+00:00
It’s not all in the head - Physical activity is really important for the mental and spiritual health of youth and children
2025-03-17T08:46:00+00:00
Christian grandparents: An underused resource in the faith lives of youth and children?
2025-03-11T09:10:00+00:00
Christian devotions at home for children with additional needs are hard but worth working at
2025-03-05T17:00:00+00:00
We might be facing a pornography pandemic but Christian parents do have weapons to fight back with
2025-03-03T10:53:00+00:00
Now parents know which school their year 6 children are going to it’s time to start getting ready
2025-02-27T12:32:00+00:00
Our children and young people need the good news not mere happy news
2025-02-25T11:30:00+00:00
Parents are the key to bridging the gap between church and school
2025-02-20T15:23:00+00:00
Christian parenting in hospital: surviving through everyday faith
2025-02-19T10:59:00+00:00
Hand in Hand Conference 2025: A call to action for children’s and family ministry
2025-02-17T14:34:00+00:00
Are smartphones rewiring my kid’s brain?
2025-02-13T10:04:00+00:00
Use the Gospel to transform your approach to your child’s behaviour
2025-01-30T16:47:00+00:00
Childline’s tips on tackling loneliness are helpful. But Christians should go further.
2025-01-22T15:09:00+00:00
Discipline – Getting it right, biblically, legally and practically
2025-01-16T14:15:00+00:00
A Parent’s Guide to Safe and Enjoyable Sleepovers
2024-10-10T11:42:00+01:00
A parent’s guide to safeguarding
2024-05-23T16:07:00+01:00
12 New Year Resolutions for inclusive Children’s and Youth Work
2024-01-08T16:52:00+00:00
Setting yourself up for faith conversations in 2024
2023-12-19T16:06:00+00:00
‘God with us’ in a family with additional needs
2023-12-19T12:37:00+00:00
Is it OK to talk about Santa and does this undermine our words about Jesus?
2023-12-18T10:45:00+00:00
Give glory to God this Christmas (and ditch ’the elf on the shelf’, please!)
2023-12-13T13:03:00+00:00
Maybe Christmas doesn’t come from a store: how to be imaginative as you celebrate God's gift to us
2023-12-13T12:49:00+00:00
‘I find it easier to share Jesus with my children at Christmas: here’s how I do it’
2023-12-12T09:53:00+00:00
How to share Christmas gifts (without going into debt!)
2023-12-11T10:55:00+00:00
‘Mum can I get a tattoo?’ What to say about tattoos and piercings in the light of the Bible
2023-12-07T10:56:00+00:00
A how, a wow and a bow: a Christmas meditation for your family this advent
2023-12-01T08:24:00+00:00
‘Teamwork makes the dream work’: how one Christian family is tackling selfishness
2023-11-21T10:51:00+00:00
Hitting children is harmful and God does not give harmful parenting advice
2023-11-16T11:47:00+00:00
‘I hate you’ could be the start of a fruitful conversation. How to make a Christian response
2023-11-09T10:41:00+00:00
Emma Watson, Jim Carrey and Michael Phelps have it, but what should you be praying if your child has ADHD?
2023-11-06T09:02:00+00:00
Yikes, I need 70 hours a week to fit it all in!
2023-10-31T10:43:00+00:00
Juggling childcare and a day job - how can Christian parents flourish?
2023-10-26T09:43:00+01:00
7 ways to prepare for relational change in your family
2023-10-24T09:04:00+01:00
The mistakes I have made as a Christian parent, have made me a better parent
2023-10-05T08:32:00+01:00
What Christians can learn from the Princess of Wales’ parenting rules
2023-09-21T10:20:00+01:00
When your parenting journey isn’t what you expect
2023-09-20T08:27:00+01:00
Conversation is key to parenting, but how do you create the time and place?
2023-09-07T07:28:00+01:00
What I would say to my younger parenting self about starting a new term
2023-09-05T09:56:00+01:00
5 parenting tips from the Bible’s most dysfunctional families
2023-08-30T07:40:00+01:00
10 Bible verses every Christian parent should know
2023-08-28T08:00:00+01:00
How to prepare Christian young people for part-time work
2023-08-03T15:04:00+01:00
Why allowing children to eavesdrop is a good thing
2023-08-03T14:50:00+01:00
Year out, uni or work? How christian parents can navigate the crisis
2023-07-19T09:52:00+01:00
How drug gangs involve teens in their work and how Christian parents can be alert
2023-07-13T13:03:00+01:00
7 ways to bring ‘God-like’ order to your home
2023-07-11T10:07:00+01:00
8 ways to teach your children to pray (and leave them skills that will last a lifetime)
2023-07-10T08:54:00+01:00
How to actually compare your child with other Christian children
2023-07-07T07:15:00+01:00
‘Age verification on porn sites will help your children stay safe, but loop holes need closing’
2023-07-06T09:13:00+01:00
Being a dad is an incredible privilege - here’s how to make the most of it
2023-06-16T09:29:00+01:00
Bluey may be popular but my child’s behaviour has gone downhill. As a Christian parent what should I do?
2023-06-14T07:12:00+01:00
Embarrassing your kids with your faith? Don’t lose heart, they will get over it!
2023-05-26T06:00:00+01:00
Seeing the church service through a child’s eyes. How child-friendly are your songs?
2023-05-25T07:49:00+01:00
Fans, feathers and balloons: it can only be illustrations for Pentecost Sunday!
2023-05-24T10:06:00+01:00
When your children slip away from faith
2023-05-22T09:28:00+01:00
How laughter is God’s gift for disciplining your children
2023-05-16T09:02:00+01:00
Should Christian parents be concerned about their children being on Instagram?
2023-05-11T12:23:00+01:00
Top worship songs to teach your kids
2023-05-02T09:32:00+01:00
Eco-anxiety is a thing for children, but here’s how Christian parents can respond
2023-04-20T12:31:00+01:00
You wouldn’t let your children watch a violent film so how do you talk about Easter
2023-03-30T14:48:00+01:00
5 things every Christian parent needs to know about dyslexia
2023-03-29T09:13:00+01:00
Badly behaved, or sensory processing issues? How the church can support the one in 100 UK children who have autism
2023-03-28T07:17:00+01:00
If you think your parenting is less than perfect, it’s OK. God is there to help
2023-03-24T05:56:00+00:00
Teaching your children about God when your partner doesn’t believe
2023-03-22T10:40:00+00:00
'Nature is the first cathedral': 9 tips to help your children enjoy God’s creation
2023-03-17T07:37:00+00:00
Why I believe your child can lead today
2023-03-13T11:33:00+00:00
The Kids Getting Older Younger (KGOY) phenomenon and what Christian parents need to do about it
2023-03-09T10:48:00+00:00
‘This law is a big step forward in the protection of children and girls in particular’: why many Christian parents are welcoming the increase in the legal age of marriage in England and Wales
2023-03-02T17:48:00+00:00
A parent educator re-thinks her approach after coming to faith
2023-02-27T10:55:00+00:00
How should you punish your children as a Christian? NT Wright answers
2023-02-23T08:28:00+00:00
If you saw children fighting in the street - would you walk by on the other side?
2023-02-14T09:14:00+00:00
Talking about Jesus’ Return, without scaring the life out of your kids
2023-02-13T10:41:00+00:00
How do you start to pray with your children?
2023-02-03T08:00:00+00:00
‘What are you watching?!’ When your child likes material you don’t think is appropriate
2023-01-31T10:11:00+00:00
Pointers for Christian mums following Jacinda Ardern’s resignation as PM of New Zealand
2023-01-30T10:53:00+00:00
What to say if a young person ‘comes out’ in conversation with you
2023-01-27T10:15:00+00:00
Food fads and teenagers. How a Christian parent can gain a sense of balance
2023-01-20T07:45:00+00:00
3 ways to respond as a Christian parent when your child winds you up
2023-01-19T08:52:00+00:00
‘I don’t want history to repeat itself’: the lessons for Christian parents from Harry’s pain
2023-01-17T10:34:00+00:00
How do you encourage your kids to worship God?
2023-01-11T16:07:00+00:00
Would you bribe your children to attend church?
2023-01-11T11:12:00+00:00
5 ways to help your teen when they are obsessed with a celebrity
2023-01-10T11:03:00+00:00
The verse in Proverbs that has scared a generation of parents. How to understand it and learn from it
2023-01-03T14:09:00+00:00
Tips for ’taking Jesus' into your parenting in 2023
2022-12-21T16:11:00+00:00
3 tips for a Jesus-focussed, guilt-free Christmas
2022-12-15T15:40:00+00:00
What I have learnt about Christian parenting from looking after other people’s children
2022-12-15T10:51:00+00:00
How do I fill the Christmas week as a Christian parent?
2022-12-14T09:35:00+00:00
How coaching can transform your parenting
2022-12-08T10:52:00+00:00
‘Look forward to the teenage years as a Christian parent! These years can be some of your best as a parent if you navigate wisely’
2022-12-05T12:21:00+00:00
How to have a Jesus centred advent season
2022-11-29T16:29:00+00:00
Help, my teenager doesn’t want to come to church
2022-11-24T10:40:00+00:00
If a child you knew was being sexually abused, could you spot the signs?
2022-11-21T11:37:00+00:00
John Lewis is right to highlight the value of foster carers. But let no one be unaware of the challenge
2022-11-21T09:50:00+00:00
Should you watch ‘I’m a Celebrity’ with your teenagers?
2022-11-16T09:35:00+00:00
5 practical ways to encourage your children to be more grateful
2022-11-15T11:27:00+00:00
An estimated one in six girls and one in 20 boys experience sexual abuse before the age of 16. Being alert to the dangers could save your child
2022-11-09T08:56:00+00:00
‘Parenthood caused me to lose sight of who God made me to be’
2022-11-08T15:15:00+00:00
Could your child be part of a new generation of Billy Grahams?
2022-11-08T10:58:00+00:00
The day we decided our family culture had to change
2022-11-07T12:05:00+00:00
Should you let your child play sport on Sunday?
2022-11-04T11:34:00+00:00
The next Messi or Ronaldo? How to support your child’s elite sports ambitions as a Christian parent
2022-11-02T13:33:00+00:00
Light parties or Halloween? I know what I am choosing
2022-10-27T15:49:00+01:00
Do you pray with your children? Here’s some ways that could work well
2022-10-26T12:14:00+01:00
Are you raising a Christian leader? You need to be
2022-10-24T15:28:00+01:00
We tried reading the Bible together as a family every day for a month. Here’s what happened
2022-10-18T11:12:00+01:00
Lying is a huge deal in our family. Here’s how we have taught our children to tell the truth
2022-10-13T10:04:00+01:00
TV presenter Dan Walker has a mobile phone contract with his children. Should you do the same?
2022-10-11T09:28:00+01:00
If faith conversations with your children feel awkward, here’s what to do
2022-10-05T09:41:00+01:00
Need to keep your children safe online? Here’s how
2022-10-03T07:52:00+01:00
How can I check my children’s social media habits and not become a pain?
2022-09-30T09:20:00+01:00
My children started copying my angry responses. So we now play a game that helps us all
2022-09-22T09:37:00+01:00
How much do you pay the tooth fairy? Teaching your children about money
2022-09-21T10:12:00+01:00
Church and Monarchy Made Simple
2022-09-13T09:53:00+01:00
Why does my child ‘lose it’ at home when they have been fine at school or church?
2022-09-08T08:02:00+01:00
Keeping relations smooth between parents and youth workers
2022-09-01T14:28:00+01:00
Do you need to speak your children’s language to relate?
2022-08-30T14:58:00+01:00
‘No one will ever know who they are, but they changed my life’: Rob Parsons on his influences growing up
2022-08-10T12:59:00+01:00
Jordan Peterson urges churches to welcome young men
2022-08-02T10:12:00+01:00
The girls ‘brought football home’. What lessons are there for the church?
2022-08-01T09:59:00+01:00
Could you be God’s answer to the ‘cost on childhood crisis’?
2022-07-18T08:55:00+01:00
Blessing and cursing on the playground? How to keep your child’s language on track
2022-07-11T14:04:00+01:00
Ten tips for taking a trip
2022-06-30T12:02:00+01:00
How I survived as a Christian at university
2022-06-28T15:03:00+01:00
Laughter is one of God’s gifts to us, so let’s share it with our kids
2022-06-22T08:08:00+01:00
When your children don’t get on with someone in your church
2022-04-27T11:30:00+01:00
What to do when church clashes with something your child wants to do
2022-04-27T11:26:00+01:00
My 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?
2022-04-27T09:02:00+01:00
How do we help our teens acknowledge their faith when Christianity is seen as uncool?
2022-04-27T08:49:00+01:00
Help! My baby won’t sleep! What should I do?
2022-04-27T08:36:00+01:00
Benefits of adventure as a family
2022-04-27T08:04:00+01:00
How can I grandparent as my children want?
2022-04-11T14:47:00+01:00
Talking about sex to your children
2020-12-09T00:00:00+00:00
A level results: what's next?
2020-08-21T00:00:00+01:00
Talking about the tough stuff
2020-07-13T00:00:00+01:00
Parenting as a Church Leader
2020-05-01T00:00:00+01:00
Why John Mark Comer banned his children from having smart phones
2020-02-07T00:00:00+00:00
I don’t know. And it’s OK.
2019-12-11T00:00:00+00:00
Discipling children with additional needs
2019-09-19T00:00:00+01:00
How to help parents of small children survive church
2019-05-01T00:00:00+01:00
The first 1,001 days
2019-04-29T00:00:00+01:00
Maintaining sexual intimacy after having children
2019-02-20T00:00:00+00:00
Finding my voice: the experiences of a child with quadriplegic cerebral palsy
2019-01-21T00:00:00+00:00
Nobody puts baby in the corner
2018-11-23T00:00:00+00:00
Bun in the oven, Bible in hand
2018-11-22T00:00:00+00:00
Why it’s OK to entertain your kids with screens
2018-07-20T00:00:00+01:00
Parenting your teenage children
2018-05-24T00:00:00+01:00
I’m so tired
2018-03-20T00:00:00+00:00
Single parent and proud
2018-01-19T00:00:00+00:00
Tightropes & safety nets
2017-12-13T00:00:00+00:00
It takes a whole church to raise a child
2017-01-19T00:00:00+00:00