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.
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Discover our free course for churches and more at https://parentingforfaith.org
Parenting for Faith is part of BRF, a registered charity.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Nov 10, 2018 • 19min
#9 Remembrance Day, Additional Needs and Family Rituals
Rachel takes a look at Remembrance Day and how we can use it to have useful conversations about the cost of sacrifice. We have a guest answer from Mark Arnold (https://theadditionalneedsblogfather.com/)on helping children on the autistic spectrum with God connection. She also interviews Victoria Beech (https://godventure.co.uk) on how rituals can be useful to a family.
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Nov 3, 2018 • 20min
#8 Emotional intelligence, dealing with mean kids and explaining Guy Fawkes and religious violence
Rachel explores the relationship between emotional intelligence and chatting and catching with God. She answers a question about how to help your child deal with other kids who are being mean to them. And as it's bonfire night weekend, she also looks at how we frame the story of Guy Fawkes and discuss the tricky topic of religious violence.
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Oct 30, 2018 • 21min
#7 Comfort in the darkness, questions on mindfulness and finding your family's fit at Halloween
Rachel explores who God is at night and shares a story from her book Comfort in the Darkness. She answers a question about whether to allow our children to take part in mindfulness activities at school. We also hear from special guest, Jo Squires, on how her family have matched their response to Halloween to their gifts and values.
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Oct 16, 2018 • 25min
#6 'This is me' and self esteem, under 5s connecting with God and exploring the movie Coco
Rachel unpacks the song 'This is me' from The Greatest Showman and asks if there is a better message we can share with our kids. Hear her tips for how to help a child can connect to God if they are non-verbal and discover different opinions on the movie Coco and how we deal with films that feature the afterlife.
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Oct 9, 2018 • 32min
#5 How to make wise decisions, tackling an interest in violence and why we need boredom.
In this episode, learn a three step process to make a decision about anything from Fornite to Harry Potter and Halloween to Father Christmas. Find out how to deal with a child who is really interested in fighting and killing and discover why boredom might be essential to all aspects of life, including spiritual parenting.
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Oct 1, 2018 • 26min
#4 The power of a follower, questions about teens and healing and the history of children's ministry
In today's episode, discover why being the leader isn't always best; how to inspire apathetic teens; how to answer questions about healing; and a brief history of children's ministry and how that might affect you.
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Sep 17, 2018 • 21min
#3 Lessons from babysitting, what your kids hear about God from others and using storybook Bibles
In this week's episode, unlock what you already know about your child and their relationship with God; find out what to do when other children tell your child that God isn't real, and discover how to best use the storybook Bibles.
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Aug 28, 2018 • 22min
#2 How to ask questions that spiritually go somewhere, Live Q&A, and making relaxed plans
In this episode, Rachel will be exploring how we can establish a free-flowing conversation about God with our kids, and reminds us that while there are a thousand things we could be doing, we don't need to feel the pressure. As always, Rachel answers your questions and gives you a question to get an interesting conversation started with your kids.
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Aug 24, 2018 • 25min
#1 Avoiding labels, why we don't just 'skip' life, and mixing age groups
In this episode, Rachel will be exploring how we can encourage our children in a way that doesn't trap them into a box, and explores why throwing your children in with children of different ages may be spiritually significant. As always, Rachel answers your questions and gives you a question to get an interesting conversation started with your kids.
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Mentioned in this podcast:
Parenting Children for a Life of Confidence
You are Special by Max Lucado (Eden)
Article on Why We Should Stop Segregating Children by Age


