All Parenting articles – Page 6
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Opinion‘Adoption was our first choice’
On World Adoption Day, Chrissi Pegg shares the story of how she and her husband came to adopt their two daughters
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OpinionCould you open your home to a vulnerable teenager?
A new report from Home for Good highlights the benefits of support lodgings as a way for young people to receive support within a family environment. Lucy Colman explains how individuals and local churches can provide a vital safety net for teenagers in the care system
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OpinionFertility leave may help couples who are struggling to conceive
During National Fertility Awareness Week (1-5 November) we look at how employers are beginning to recognise the need to support those experiencing fertility issues – it is time the Church did the same
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Opinion‘Let’s not sit in the dark this Halloween’
Is it a trick or is it a treat? Rachel Pearce explores whether the opportunities Halloween presents outweigh the fears many Christians have about celebrating this contentious festival
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Opinion‘More than 2,000 children are waiting to be adopted in England. Let’s work together to find a home for every child who needs one’
Tania Bright believes National Adoption Week (18-23 October) is a great time to alert society to the amazing opportunity we have to give vulnerable children a loving, safe and stable home
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OpinionYour children should not be watching Squid Game – I’m 33 and I don’t know if I’m old enough
Lauren Windle shines the spotlight on Netflix’s new, extremely popular, show
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Opinion‘The pain of miscarriage was probably worse than full-term labour pains’
To mark Baby Loss Awareness Week (9-15 October) Tammy Tunnah shares about her traumatic miscarriage and how mentally agonising her next pregnancy was, and we look at the place of art therapy in processing baby loss
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Opinion‘I’ve raised my girls to be strong, independent women but now they are gone I can almost feel the hole in my heart’
Reflecting on the excitement and heartache involved when our children head off to university
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Opinion‘Trusting God with my son’s life’
As Childhood Cancer Awareness month draws to a close Jess George shares how her faith was tested when her son had cancer
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OpinionInstagram may be contributing to teen poor mental health: here’s three ways parents can help
Dr Kate Middleton, psychologist and project lead for Headstrong – an online teen mental health and wellbeing site – responds to reports that Instagram may increase teen anxiety, depression and body image concerns.
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OpinionWho’s protecting our kids?
Restored director Bekah Legg believes parents have a pivotal part to play in protecting young people from physical and online abuse
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OpinionIt’s time the government started protecting children from porn
CARE chief executive Nola Leach calls for age-check porn legislation
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ArticleAdopting my girl
Sharon Bricker, 73, was mum to three boys, but she always dreamed of having a daughter. After a hysterectomy due to ill health, she wondered how it would ever happen
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ArticleGaming: It’s not a battle you need to win
We can celebrate the positives that gaming holds for young people
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ArticleWhat has lockdown done to our children?
Claire Musters, mum to two teenagers, considers how we can all – whether parents/carers or not - support young people this summer and beyond
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Opinion‘I don’t know how to be your mum!’
Given the response we had to the piece on young people’s mental health in May’s issue*, we know that many of you have experienced huge highs and lows over the last 18 months in your families. Here, author Lucy Rycroft gives a snapshot of the impact of COVID-19 on children’s and parents’ mental health, and claims it was no mistake that God picked you to parent your kids
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OpinionHelping our kids to see God in the everyday
As we finally start meeting for coffee, going for walks and even having people in our homes, Joy Vee asks the Church to reach out to her teenage children.
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OpinionFinding ways to unwind together
As schools begin to break up for the summer, Katharine Hill, UK director of Care for the Family, encourages parents to remember that they truly are the people best placed to help their children adjust.
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OpinionSupporting vulnerable mums
Founder of the Princess Project, Emma Tanner, looks back over the past ten years of the charity, and celebrates how God has used it to transform women’s lives.
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OpinionFacing Father’s Day as a single man
We hear from Tom Morgan about what life is like as a single and childless church leader, especially on days like Father’s Day.
