- Home
- About
- Topics
Addicted, anxious and online: What every Christian parent needs to know about social media and wellbeing
Famous online? Helping your child navigate the allure of social media
‘Before we point the finger at Russell Brand, the church needs to get its own house in order and educate young people about consent’
- Stories
- NexGenPro
- Donate
Related articles
-
Article“School is a waste of time!” What Christian parents can say in response
Over the last couple of decades, various socio-economic, political, and cultural developments have contributed to the advanced and complex world we now live in. One of the outcomes of this transformation is that the world of work has undergone a structural overhaul, emerging as a landscape that includes all kinds of new and novel professional choices and career paths. Against this backdrop, one of the colossal questions is: does school still hold the key position it once held in contemporary society? More importantly, what do we say to the significant proportion of young people who think that school is a waste of their time?
-
ArticleChristian parenting in hospital: surviving through everyday faith
I’m sitting just to her side, wedged between the ward wall and my child’s hospital bed. For me and many other parents this has become a familiar yet daunting place. The rhythmic soundscape of oxygen masks and intermittent beeping from machines becomes our lullaby. It merges into the background of chatter and children’s cries, as we try to rest and get some sleep.
-
ArticleChildline’s tips on tackling loneliness are helpful. But Christians should go further.
This month Childline revealed that that they ran nearly 5,000 online or telephone counselling sessions with youth and children in 2023-24. There are lots of issues that worry youth and children but, in those sessions, the main concern was loneliness. This isn’t an outlying report. The Office for National Statistics said something similar about the same time period. Loneliness, it seems, is a big problem.
More from NexGenPro
-
ArticleBeing a steward of resources for Children’s and Youth Ministry
Steve Henwood takes a look in the games cupboard and reflects on how we need to think about the ‘stuff’ of youth ministry and how we can get more
-
ArticleGet yourselves a silent disco headsets – the multi-faceted ministry tool
Steve Henwood is convinced that your youth ministry could have a new dimension if you can raise the funds for this versatile gadget
-
ArticleMore tools to help the Bible ‘stick’ in your life and those you serve
Tim Alford continues his exhortatation for us to make the Bible a vital part of your life
- Topics A-Z
- Writers A-Z
- © 2025 NexGen
>Site powered by Webvision Cloud