David Burn, the Marketing and Engagement Lead at Parenting for Faith, discusses the surprising benefits of gaming as a tool for enhancing parent-child relationships. Jess Rodewald, the Development and Relationship Lead, dives into helping children navigate disappointment and express their feelings towards faith. Lucy Rycroft, editor of An A - Z of Parenting for Faith, shares insights on recognizing emotions and integrating them into spiritual conversations. Together, they explore practical tools for supporting children through life's ups and downs.
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Doubt And Disengagement Are Part Of Growth
Disappointment, disengagement and doubt are normal parts of faith development in children.
Lucy Rycroft highlights that parenting for faith is about finding the next step to help kids forward, not giving up on them.
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Boy Told God He Was Angry — Found Comfort
Jess Rodewald recounts a boy at a prayer shack who told God he was angry about his sister being sick.
The boy wept, said God filled him with light, and found God could be trusted with anger and disappointment.
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Unwind The 'Perfect God' Expectation
Do unwind beliefs that God only shows up in tidy, triumphant moments and teach children that God is present in messy middle moments.
Create small listening practices and reassure kids it's okay not to 'hear' God every time.
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In today’s episode we speak to some more of the Parenting for Faith team about their favourite chapters from An A - Z of Parenting for Faith, which is out this Friday, 24 October. Lucy Rycroft is the editor of An A - Z of Parenting for Faith and on the speaker team, she also runs a ministry called The Hope-Filled Family. Jess Rodewald is the Development and Relationship Lead, she chats to Anna about disappointment and how we can support our children and young people to recognise and express it. Laura Trigg is the Administrator and she shares what stood out to her in the emotions chapter of the book. David Burn is the Marketing and Engagement Lead and he offers some thoughts on gaming and how it can be a powerful tool for connection.
Links:
Preorder An A - Z of Parenting for Faith https://www.brfonline.org.uk/products/an-a-z-of-parenting-for-faith-bitesize-wisdom-from-the-parenting-for-faith-podcast
Disappointment in God episode that the chapter Jess references is based on https://on.soundcloud.com/HPqPJmlONR8aZbwxDc
When catch is hard https://www.parentingforfaith.brf.org.uk/post/when-catch-is-hard/
Parenting teens for a life of faith course https://www.parentingforfaith.brf.org.uk/parenting-teens-course/
Gaming https://www.parentingforfaith.brf.org.uk/post/summary-gaming/ and listen in next week as we talk to Jonathan Beecham from Emmaus Gaming.
The key tools (we talking about unwinding and creating windows with Jess, chat and catch with Laura and surfing the waves with David) https://www.parentingforfaith.brf.org.uk/tools/
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