Faith in Kids

Ed and Jam are joined in the studio by Anna (Nicks) and Anna (Nukes) and we hear traumatic tales of holidays gone horribly wrong. And we think about what it means to be merciful, turning to that hero of that parable, The Good Samaritan. Readings and sketches read and performed by Anna Nicholson, Anna Newcome, Freya Storch and Johnny Fairclough.Sketch written and produced by James Cary. Recorded at Crown Lane Studio.Music: Love One Another by Randall Goodgame/Slugs and BugsKillers Whales FX by MBARI_MARS CC BY-NC 3.0)Music licenced from SoundstripeIf you have any questions or comments, please get in touch with us at podcast@faithinkids.org. We'd love to hear your stories, feedback and encouragements.Support the show

Join Ed, parent and teacher Chris and Jon and Sarah (also parents) as they share some anecdotal advice on how to navigate when children do not want to do what you want them to do, particularly when entering the teen years. They chat about how to help kids in the 11-14 age bracket feel secure and navigate new challenges, as well as share some of their own stories along the way.People: Ed Drew - Director of FIKChris - TeacherJon and Sarah - Parents of children around the 11-14 age bracket!Quote from Chris:"Home is actually a safe place to be, not a place of judgment. As Christians, we want to model the idea of grace and when you come home, it's a safe place... then conversations can start." Links of Fun:If you're relatively new search for the Tim Chester podcast and Ed and John (along with that fun-sized mars bar!)Purchase our Newest Book:The new book Meals with Jesus from Faith in Kids in partnership with The Good Book Company can be ordered here (https://www.thegoodbook.co.uk/meals-with-jesus).If you have any questions or comments, please get in touch with us at podcast@faithinkids.org. We won't read out your emails on the podcast if you don't want us to, but we'd love to hear your stories and feedback.  We would love to speak to some families or share your stories on social media, be brave and get in touch!Genuinely, we love hearing from folks, and helps us feel less like we are speaking into the void - do send us a friendly hello on email or socials, it might just make our day!Podcast edited by Rachel Redeemed (https://twitter.com/rachelredeemed)These podcasts are only possible because of the faithful generosity of our supporters and listeners. Faith in Kids exists because people like you give generously. If you've enjoyed listening, you share our passion for the Gospel to be shared with children and for them to be raised in faith. Will you support us financially? For the cost of a cup of coffee per month, you could enable Faith in Kids to reach more parents, churches, and ultimately, children for Christ. Click here.   (http://Faithinkids.org and select 'donate' or https://www.stewardship.org.uk/partners/20240919)Support the show

Ed and Jam are joined in the studio by  Johnny, Freya and some Emperor Penguins. And we're looking at what it is to hunger and thirst for Christ, finding Anna in the Temple. She's 84!Readings and sketches read and performed by Anna Nicholson, Anna Newcome, Freya Storch and Johnny Fairclough.Sketch written and produced by James Cary. Recorded at Crown Lane Studio.Emperor Penguins: Under Creative Commons licenceMusic: Awesome Redeemer from DumbrocksIf you have any questions or comments, please get in touch with us at podcast@faithinkids.org. We'd love to hear your stories, feedback and encouragements.Support the show

Meekness is not weakness! The best life is the blessed life - and we find out how Jesus shows us what meekness looks like. We think about taming wild animals, antelopes and Beefalo - and why you should NEVER try to ride a zebra. And we're in Luke Chapter 22, starting at verse 47 - and we wonder what the disciples made of it. Readings and sketches read and performed by Anna Nicholson, Anna Newcome, Freya Storch and Johnny Fairclough.Sketch written and produced by James Cary. Recorded at Crown Lane Studio.Plus some music from Awesome Cutlery - Jesus when you died.If you have any questions or comments, please get in touch with us at podcast@faithinkids.org. We'd love to hear your stories, feedback and encouragements.Support the show

Join Ed, Amy & guests: 8-11s are full of energy, developing individual personalities. They still need their parents, but they're often brave enough to try things on their own - bold and fearless, but also often wonderfully vulnerable and tender. One of the challenges (and delights!) of parenting this age group is that they are all different - you can't treat them all the same because they have different needs. Parenting pre-school children can be physically exhausting, but parenting 8 to 11s is often more emotionally exhausting, as everything is dialed up to 11, e.g. someone in my class said X; I don't fit into that group. Parenting this age group will often look like involving them in decision-making, rather than dictating what will happen; instead of just telling them the right answer, we try to shape and guide them to build a godly character. Often, this kind of development will happen as we work through the difficult situations of life - when an issue comes up, a great question could be, "What do you think God thinks about that?" A wonderful thing about this age group is that they have few inhibitions about praying, so praying through live issues can be a brilliant way to grow spiritually, especially when they know that God has promised to listen to our prayers. 8s to 11s can smell a bluff, so you need to be honest if you don't know something or when you get it wrong - that's a golden opportunity to seek God's wisdom together! We need to be unflappable - they will ask us directly about sex - and also concrete because these children will likely interpret our words as literally as possible... Louise shares: "The world tells me that my parenting of 8s to 11s should look pretty hands-off; let them become independent and tell them to follow their dreams. Christian parenting looks different, and the heart of it is that Jesus is better and he is all they need." ...have you seen a 'seal' on a tomb before or maybe a 'horse-drawn carriage'... 'but horses have hooves, not hands?'...Christian parenting is not of the kind that just tells the child to follow their dreams but instead teaches them that Jesus is better - he is all they need.Purchase our Newest Book:The new book Meals with Jesus from Faith in Kids in partnership with The Good Book Company can be ordered here (https://www.thegoodbook.co.uk/meals-with-jesus).If you have any questions or comments, please get in touch with us at podcast@faithinkids.org. We won't read out your emails on the podcast if you don't want us to, but we'd love to hear your stories and feedback.  We would love to speak to some families or share your stories on social media, be brave and get in touch!Genuinely, we love hearing from folks, and helps us feel less like we are speaking into the void - do send us a friendly hello on email or socials, it might just make our day!Podcast edited by Rachel Redeemed (https://twitter.com/rachelredeemed)These podcasts are only possible because of the faithful generosity of our supporters and listeners. Faith in Kids exists because people like you give generously. If you've enjoyed listening, you share our passion for the Gospel to be shared with children and for them to be raised in faith. Will you support us financially? For the cost of a cup of coffee per month, you could enable Faith in Kids to reach more parents, churches, and ultimately, children for Christ. Click here.   (http://Faithinkids.org and select 'donate' or https://www.stewardship.org.uk/partners/20240919)Support the show

Ed and Jam are back with the second in the Summer Series on the Beatitudes.The best life is the blessed life - in the sad times too. When were you last really sad? And how do you make a dog sad? You might not like the answer! And what happens when a baby giraffe is born? And some weird facts about moths that drink the tears of birds... Plus the widow at Nain has a wonderful surprise thanks to Jesus. Readings and sketches read and performed by Anna Nicholson, Anna Newcome, Freya Storch and Johnny Fairclough.Sketch written and produced by James Cary. Recorded at Crown Lane Studio.If you have any questions or comments, please get in touch with us at podcast@faithinkids.org. We'd love to hear your stories, feedback and encouragements.Support the show

Ed and Jam are back with the FIRST in a Summer Series on the Beatitudes.How do we have the best life? It's all about the blessed life. But what would your best day be? And would it involve pork pie's, like Jam's would? And what happens when the little ones come to Jesus? What can they teach us about the best life? We look at Mark 10:13-16. Plus a sketch, a quiz and a song from Slugs and Bugs. What could be better?Readings and sketches read and performed by Anna Nicholson, Anna Newcome, Freya Storch and Johnny Fairclough.Sketch written and produced by James Cary. Recorded at Crown Lane Studio.If you have any questions or comments, please get in touch with us at podcast@faithinkids.org. We'd love to hear your stories, feedback and encouragements.Support the show

Listen in to Ed in conversation with  Amy, Jodie & Adam, talking about how to raise 5 to 7-year-old children, hoping for them to know Christ eternally.5-7s are getting better at expressing themselves, knowing their own mind, and having a thirst for life. One of the potential challenges is adjusting to school life - especially when they may be either "ahead" or "behind" others in class. Amy says - "It's really helpful for me to say to myself that God made this little person exactly how he wants them to be, and he loves them; I don't need to try and change them. The key thing that we always pray for our kids is that we want them to know that they are loved by us and by God, and however they get on at school doesn't really impact that; it doesn't make a difference whether they are struggling in maths or don't know their times tables - they are still loved by God regardless of how their results are at school."With discipline, we need to be really consistent, because fairness is huge for 5s - 7s. You need to work out what is childish vs what is disobedient. With this age group, you can explain what is wrong with bad behaviour - you can even hint at the God-reason e.g. "We don't hurt other people because God loves them"; "We don't lie because God never lies"If this podcast encourages you as you disciple your kids, please do send this episode to a parent you think would appreciate it - maybe drop it into a WhatsApp group for your church's mums/dads/carers group, with something you found encouraging from the episode.Links of Fun:Family Devotionals book plug - Indescribable by Louie Giglio https://www.10ofthose.com/uk/products?q=indescribablePurchase our Newest Book:The new book Meals with Jesus from Faith in Kids in partnership with The Good Book Company can be ordered here (https://www.thegoodbook.co.uk/meals-with-jesus). If you have any questions or comments, please get in touch with us at podcast@faithinkids.org. We won't read out your emails on the podcast if you don't want us to, but we'd love to hear your stories and feedback.  We would love to speak to some families or share your stories on social media, be brave and get in touch!Genuinely, we love hearing from folks, and helps us feel less like we are speaking into the void - do send us a friendly hello on email or socials, it might just make our day!Podcast edited by Rachel Redeemed (https://twitter.com/rachelredeemed)These podcasts are only possible because of the faithful generosity of our supporters and listeners. Faith in Kids exists because people like you give generously. If you've enjoyed listening, you share our passion for the Gospel to be shared with children and for them to be raised in faith. Will you support us financially? For the cost of a cup of coffee per month, you could enable Faith in Kids to reach more parents, churches, and ultimately, children for Christ. Click here.   (http://Faithinkids.org and select 'donate' or https://www.stewardship.org.uk/partners/20240919)Support the show (http://www.faithinkids.org)Support the show

Ed and special guests Victoria, Jennifer, Dex and Julie discuss the opportunities as well as the challenges that abound when kids are 3 and 4 years old. 3's and 4's are sociable, full of energy and love routine. They are just beginning to grasp concepts like sin, forgiveness, and boundaries. How do we encourage our children to develop and learn to regulate their emotions at a stage when they largely believe that they are the centre of the universe? We model it! Being a parent demands huge patience, and by growing in this area ourselves, we model to our children how they can grow as well. We often get it wrong as parents, and we should apologise to our children for this and genuinely ask for forgiveness, not just pretend that we are already perfect. Victoria Beech founded GodVenture (link to https://godventure.co.uk/)   to give busy parents fun, easy to do faith at home together. Victoria has 30 years experience of working with children and loves finding fun, creative ways to connect with God at home. She loves gardening and cooking, as well a celebrating a weekly Shabbat and Biblical feasts (which also often involve food!Jennifer McQuillan founded and ran preschools in Southfields, London (www.jenniflowers.co.uk) catering for Special Needs and Mainstream children in combination. After 15 years in England, Jennifer and her husband returned to South Africa, where they have adopted twin sons, Noah and Jonah. In Johannesburg they have opened Under The Son Nursery School (www.undertheson.co.za) , enrolling babies (6 weeks) to 5 years, of which 40% are adopted. The care and education (Learning through Play approach) are important, but the ministry aspect is fundamental. She also delivers Early Years training to teachers and parents in impoverished areas, is a key note speaker, article writer for the sector, and is the Africa representative for The Early Years Alliance in London.If this podcast encourages you as you disciple your kids, please do send this episode to a parent you think would appreciate it - maybe drop it into a WhatsApp group for your church's mums/dads/carers group, with something you found encouraging from the episode.Purchase our Newest Book:The new book Meals with Jesus from Faith in Kids in partnership with The Good Book Company can be ordered here.If you have any questions or comments, please get in touch with us at podcast@faithinkids.org. We won't read out your emails on the podcast if you don't want us to, but we'd love to hear your stories and feedback.  We would love to speak to some families or share your stories on social media, be brave and get in touch!Genuinely, we love hearing from folks and helps us feel less like we are speaking into the void - do send us a friendly hello, it might just make our day!Podcast edited by Rachel Redeemed (https://twitter.com/rachelredeemed)Please prayerfully consider making a donation to the ministry of Faith in Kids.  For more information on Faith in Kids, go to Faithinkids.org Support the show (http://www.faithinkids.org)Support the show

In this episode, Ed chats 'through the stages' with some fellow parents. Here they tackle 6 months to 2 years, roughly! On the show Ed speaks with a Christian infant feeding coordinator (and previous health visitor) - and mum of one - Wenna and an honest and open Christian couple - Hannah and Rob. They offer a biblical, honest, and thoughtful take on what this season of life is like plus how knowing Jesus does indeed make it better.  This one is for you if you are coming into this stage yourselves or to pass on to someone you know who is, plus this is good 'awake-at-four-in-the-morning' listening alongside fellow new mums and dads... ...Listen in to Wenna, Hannah, Rob and Ed talking about Christian family routines, navigating the return to work after maternity leave, and applying the Bible to our children's fears.We hope this episode is an encouragement to you.If this podcast encourages you as you disciple your kids, please do send this episode to a parent you think would appreciate it - maybe drop it into a WhatsApp group for your church's mums/dads/carers group, with something you found encouraging from the episode.Links of Fun (things mentioned on the show):New city catechism music: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPwoFK1MBpm4ClBAJbmfp3Lj0Z45yntcHBeginners Bible: https://www.10ofthose.com/uk/products/22212/the-beginners-bibleJ is for Jesus: https://www.10ofthose.com/uk/products/5548/j-is-for-jesusJesus Strong and Kind on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5Y8s-Sz_ac Purchase our Newest Book:The new book Meals with Jesus from Faith in Kids in partnership with The Good Book Company can be ordered here. If you have any questions or comments, please get in touch with us at podcast@faithinkids.org. We won't read out your emails on the podcast if you don't want us to, but we'd love to hear your stories and feedback.  We would love to speak to some families or share your stories on social media, be brave and get in touch!Genuinely, we love hearing from folks and helps us feel less like we are speaking into the void - do send us a friendly hello, it might just make our day!Podcast edited by Rachel Redeemed (https://twitter.com/rachelredeemed)Please prayerfully consider making a donation to the ministry of Faith in Kids.  For more information on Faith in Kids, go to Faithinkids.org Support the show (http://www.faithinkids.org)Support the show