Answering children’s questions
Children are full of big questions - about God, life, suffering, prayer, and more. In this section, you’ll find thoughtful, theologically sound responses to the questions children commonly ask. Each article is designed to equip you with language, insight, and confidence to help nurture your child’s growing faith.
Is the Bible just a fairy tale?
At some point most children will ask whether or not the Bible is a made-up story. Becky Peacock gives 5 things Christian parents can be ready to say in response
Why ask you, when I can ask Google?
Paul Cable helps Christian parents see that they can provide their youth and children with something vital that search engines and AI never can - true relationship
3 crucial questions Christian parents can help their youth and children think through
Using Scripture and everyday experiences, author and editor, Brian Dembowczyk, teases out answers to 3 of the most important questions facing your children
Why do Christians sing so much?
To some children singing is counter-cultural - Becky Peacock gives 4 answers Christian parents can give in response to the question: Why do Christians sing so much?
Why should I care about others?
Are you more Elsa or Snow White? OK, so Encanto’s Mirabel ripped up the Disney princess script a few years back, and Rachel Zegler took Snow in weird directions this year. But does 1937’s homemaking, animal-whispering porcelain princess resonate, or are you feeling the fierce, sassy and powerful snow queen? Voting Elsa makes sense as she reflects our culture having emerged from it. The focus on the individual is intense, perfectly encapsulated within the kids party sing-along, Let it go:
Why go to church if God is everywhere?
It’s Sunday morning. It’s been a busy week. You’re bone-tired and craving that morning lie-in. Or perhaps it’s your teenager who you’re struggling to drag out of bed. Maybe your threenager is refusing to put on their socks, or your pre-teen is in the middle of an episode or is desperate to go to that party or match instead. We all know the struggle! Inevitably the question comes…“Why do we have to go to church if God is everywhere anyway?!”
Answering children’s questions: Who made God?
This is the number one, most asked question by children, teens and even sometimes adults with the simplest answer: no one. But if the answer is so simple, then why do so many children keep on asking the question?
Answering your child’s questions: Why should I say sorry?
When did “sorry” stop meaning “sorry”? And… what does this mean for how we approach the topics of sin and repentance with our youth and children?
Answering your child’s questions: What’s the point of praying? Because God doesn’t change
We know that prayer matters, but if your home is anything like mine then the fast pace of busy family life often means it doesn’t get the time or the focus that you wish it did. With conflicting clubs and extracurricular activities routines are all over the place and bedtimes are not as consistent as they once were. Mealtimes are chaotic and often filled with others around the table too, and those special moments when you’re all together as a family are too few and far between.
Answering your child’s questions: Why is God a Father?
With Father’s Day just around the corner you’ve probably begun to notice that the shelves have filled up with bright ties and blue socks declaring “BEST DAD EVER” and “DAD YOU’RE ROARSOME!” (who actually buys those?) Teachers are scrolling Pinterest for new ideas of cute crafts, and our kids are spending their days creating beautifully unique handprint cards - just like everybody else! Whilst this day is quite rightly a celebration of the men in our lives who care so wonderfully for their families, it is also a painful reminder of what has been lacking for so many others.
Answering your child's questions: Aren’t all religions basically the same?
I don’t know if you’ve ever done this thought experiment. Humour me for a moment.
Answering your child's questions: What does God look like?
Once upon a time, I was helping my 5-year-old brush her teeth, and she asked, “Does God have teeth?”
Answering your child’s questions: Is God dead?
“This parrot is no more! It has ceased to be! It’s expired and gone to meet its maker! This is a late parrot! It’s a stiff! Bereft of life, it rests in peace!”
Make your home the safest space for the biggest conversations with your youth and children
I don’t know if you knew this already, but you parents are scary to many younger youth workers.
Why didn’t God answer my prayer?
Do you have some prayer quandries you want to ask God about?
Why is there so much pain in the world? Why doesn’t God stop it?
What’s the toughest question on suffering you have had to answer?
Jesus says we can live forever. But how do we explain this to a child?
Does the idea of eternity thrill you?
What kind of God are you sharing with your children?
Rachel Turner urges us to think very carefully about what we are saying about the Almighty
The questions young people have about sharing their faith, and how to answer them
What do you think stops young people sharing their faith?
How to talk to your children about war
Has war ever been a topic you have discussed?
Why did God make the world?
Is this a question you have ever been asked?
Did God have a mum or a dad?
Have you ever been asked this?
Why should I wait to have sex?
The idea that you should not have sex before your marries is wierd isn’t it?
‘Does Jesus eat in Heaven?’
How would you answer your child if they asked you this?
Why didn’t God just kill the devil?
What’s the last question one of your children asked you?
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