The Parenting for Faith podcast
Parenting for Faith
Parenting for Faith exists to equip and encourage parents to raise God-connected children and teens. In the podcast, the Parenting for Faith team offer ideas and tools, answer questions, review books, host interviews and panel discussions.
Discover our free course for churches and more at https://parentingforfaith.org
Parenting for Faith is part of BRF, a registered charity.
Discover our free course for churches and more at https://parentingforfaith.org
Parenting for Faith is part of BRF, a registered charity.
Episodes
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May 26, 2021 • 21min
#110 Surfing the waves with a teen, key tools with a baby and siblings of kids with additional needs
Becky shares how God used a labyrinth to help her surf the waves of her daughter’s teenage years, Sarah Hogben answers a question about what using Parenting for Faith’s key tools looks like with a baby, and Mark Arnold talks about the spiritual needs of siblings of children with additional needs.

May 19, 2021 • 22min
#109 Using 'I wonder' questions, is wriggling disrespectful and a teen reflects on her faith journey
Rachel talks about using 'I wonder' questions to help start a conversation about God with our kids.
We answer a question on whether it is disrespectful if our kids wriggle during prayer.
Becky interviews a teenager who reflects on her faith journey and shares what has helped her keep and grow her faith.

May 11, 2021 • 21min
#108c Telling the whole story of the Bible for preteens and teens
This is the audio version of the Facebook Live session on telling the whole story of the Bible for preteens and teens. Watch the video or see the notes at parentingforfaith.org/post/whole-story-fb-live

May 11, 2021 • 20min
#108b Telling the whole story of the Bible for 5-11s
This is the audio version of the Facebook Live session on telling the whole story of the Bible for 5-11s. Watch the video or see the notes at parentingforfaith.org/post/whole-story-fb-live

May 11, 2021 • 21min
#108a Telling the whole story of the Bible for under fives
This is the audio version of the Facebook Live session on telling the whole story of the Bible for under fives. Watch the video or see the notes at https://parentingforfaith.org/post/whole-story-fb-live

May 5, 2021 • 43min
#107 Chatting for the non-chatty, are PJ's disrespectful and parenting like St Joseph
Rachel shares about chatting to God and how we can enable our kids to authentically communicate with God if they aren't very chatty.
We look at the question 'is it disrespectful to God to go to online church in your pyjamas?'
We listen to a group of Dads from organisation Colour and Shape discuss spiritual parenting and what they can learn when looking at Saint Joseph.

Apr 28, 2021 • 30min
#106 Being God connected and God smart, church conflict and a healthy and holistic view of sin
At Parenting for Faith we talk a lot about being God smart and God connected, and Becky ponders the relationship between the two and how we can encourage our kids to be God smart.
Rachel answers a question from a listener about how to help kids have a healthy and holistic view of sin.
And in our wildcard, Becky chats to some friends about their reflections on a difficult time in the past when they felt they had to leave their church, and what helped them through it as a family.

Apr 20, 2021 • 28min
#105 Sexual harassment, catching from God when we're struggling and Lucy Rycroft on adoption
Rachel explores four areas you could chat to your children about with regard to sexual harassment.
Anna shares from hospital about how we can catch from God when we're struggling.
Lucy Rycroft shares about adoption and becoming and adoptive parent.

Apr 7, 2021 • 18min
#104c Explaining sin, shame and guilt for preteens and teens
This is the audio version of the Facebook Live session on explaining sin, shame and guilt to preteens and teens. Watch the video or grab the notes at parentingforfaith.org/post/sin-shame-and-guilt.

Apr 7, 2021 • 28min
#104b Explaining sin, shame and guilt to 5 - 11s
This is the audio version of the Facebook Live session on explaining sin, shame and guilt to 5 - 11s. Watch the video or grab the notes at parentingforfaith.org/post/sin-shame-and-guilt.


