Join Rachel Turner, founder of Parenting for Faith and contributor to An A-Z of Parenting for Faith, as she dives into parenting insights. Explore how to turn arguments into lessons for listening and problem-solving. Learn to prepare kids for faith discussions in non-Christian school environments, and how to involve them in church engagement. Rachel also emphasizes the importance of navigating mixed-faith partnerships and using social media thoughtfully to promote healthy habits within families.
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Turn Arguments Into Teaching Moments
When arguments flare, step back and prioritise understanding before solving the problem.
Invite your child to explain their wants, then model summarising them and share your worries to problem-solve together.
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Arguments Often Teach Future Relationship Skills
Many arguments are clashes of wants, not obedience issues.
Viewing conflicts as training for future relationships reframes them as teaching opportunities.
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Equip Kids With Simple Faith Responses
Prepare children with simple, authentic answers about faith they can use at school.
Routinely share family faith stories and practice phrases like "I know God is real because..." so kids have something to grab.
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In today’s episode we speak to Rachel Turner, founder of Parenting for Faith and key contributor to An A - Z of Parenting for Faith. We share a snippet of the top five parenting topics (as voted by you) covered in the book and ask Rachel for any thoughts to add. This is a recording of part of the book launch event which took place in September. The topics chosen were arguments, school, church engagement, partner on a different place in their faith journey and social media.
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Arguments podcast episode with Caitlin Boddy https://soundcloud.com/parentingforfaith-brf/s11e2-arguments-with-caitlin-boddy
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