Teaching Kids Christian Values Like What it Means to Be Pro-Life
Jun 5, 2024
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Amy Ford, Christian character development advocate, discusses teaching kids Christian values like what it means to be pro-life. They emphasize equipping children for challenging conversations and fostering a culture of life with grace. The podcast also touches on creating a joyful and respectful home environment, navigating parental triggers with Christian values, and the importance of parental timeouts for self-regulation.
Instilling pro-life values in children includes discussing it openly and through personal experiences.
Open dialogue and education are crucial when navigating pro-life discussions with teenagers, emphasizing a pro-love approach.
Deep dives
Teaching Pro-Life Values to Children
Teaching children the importance of protecting life, especially babies and mothers, is emphasized. Personal experiences, like acting in a pro-life movie, and discussions with children about pro-life perspectives are highlighted as crucial for instilling these values.
Navigating Tough Conversations with Teens on Pro-Life Issues
Navigating pro-life discussions with teenagers is addressed, stressing the importance of open dialogue and education. Helping teens understand the value of life, discussing complex scenarios like pregnancies from rape, and emphasizing the pro-love approach over the pro-life stance are encouraged.
Creating a Pro-Life Family Culture
Fostering a culture of pro-life and pro-love within families is advocated. Encouraging open conversations, finding biblical foundations for discussions around life, acknowledging God's creation in every individual, and addressing triggers and connections within the family dynamic are highlighted as key components of creating a supportive and respectful environment.
How do you develop Christian character in your kids and raise your children to be pro-life? Amy Ford joins Danny and Rebecca to discuss what it means to be pro-life and how to raise your children in a pro-life household. Later we answer a question for a listener that wants to know how she can create a better connection with her children.