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The Parenting for Faith podcast — 315 episodes

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S15 E05 Dealing with Exams and Tests

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S15 E04 How to Hear God - with Pete Greig

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S15E03 How to decide what you think

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S15 E02: Purpose with Hannah Miller

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S15 E01: A Faith That Lasts

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S14 Bonus: After Spring Harvest - What Next?

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S14E10 Belonging Without Barriers

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S14E09 Telling the Whole Story

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S14E08 Confidence with Gemma Hunt

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S14E07 Sin, shame and guilt

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S14E06 : Joe Lowther

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S14E05 : Relationships and Romance

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S14E04 : Dr. Krish Kandiah

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S14E03 : Sleep Strategies

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S14E02: Rachel Turner

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S14E01: Where did you see God today?

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S13 Bonus Episode: The Power of Grandparents (Becky Sedgwick)

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S13E13: The Top 5 Parenting Topics from A-Z of Parenting for Faith (Rachel Turner)

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S13E12: Christmas with family or friends who aren't Christians (Paul Mallard)

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S13E11: The Mental Load (Anna Shaw)

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S13E10: Potential and Purpose (Chip Kendall)

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S13E9: Grief (Dr Jerry Woodbridge)

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S13E8: Gaming (Jonathan Beecham)

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S13E7: Disappointment, Emotions and Gaming (David Burn, Jess Rodewald, Laura Trigg)

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S13E6: Halloween (Kate Irvine and Becky Sedgwick)

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S13E5: Additional Needs (Vicki Smith)

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S13E4: Theology Behind Faith at Home (Sarah Strand and Emma Parker)

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S13E3: Dyslexia and Faith (Zoe Strong)

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S13E2: Autism and Faith (Dr Leon Van Ommen and Lizzy Peach)

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S13E1: ADHD and faith (Tamara Rosier)

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S12 BONUS: Be Still (Lucy Rycroft)

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S12E12: Q&A with Rachel Turner

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S12E11: Adopters and foster carers (Rosie Jefferson)

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S12E10: Imperfection and motherhood (Chine McDonald)

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S12E9: Handling anger (Louise Willis)

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S12E8: Social media and online safely (Dorothy Mendez)

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S12E7: Framing the ups and downs of life (Rebecca St. James)

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S12E6: Self Worth (Debs Peake)

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S12E5: Sport (Graham Daniels and Jonny Reid)

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S12E4: Emotions (Joy Wendling)

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S12E3: Forgiveness (Karen Allen)

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S12E2: Tricky Questions (Melissa Richards)

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S12E1: Big questions - The Bible (Chris Morphew)

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S11E13: Bonus Episode on A Light To Share (Natalie Frisk)

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S11E12: Q&A with Rachel Turner

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S11E11: Easter (Craige Young)

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S11E10: Friendship (Bethany McIlrath)

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S11E9: Stepfamilies (Esther Kuku)

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S11E8: Gaming (Wini Heron)

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S11E7: Lent and Good Friday (Matt White)

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S11E6: Shame (Kate Fear)

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S11E5: Worship (CK and Chidiuto Imediegwu)

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S11E4: Illness of a parent (Matt and Alison Keddilty)

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S11E3: Helping older kids engage with the Bible (Olof Brandt)

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S11E2: Arguments (with Caitlin Boddy)

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S11E1: The new season and how you can get involved

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S10E12: How can I Disciple my Adult Children? (Kate Irvine and Becky Sedgwick)

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S10E11: Introducing kids to Jesus when I was raised in a non-Christian home (Hope Bonarcher)

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S10E10: The importance of Dads (Isaac Frimpong, Tsion Martins and Gary Baah-Sackey)

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S10E9: How can I talk to my child about God when they don't believe in him? (Rachel Turner)

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S10E8: Praying as a Family (Sarah Hogben)

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S10E7: Seeing God in the Everyday (Joy Wendling)

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S10E6: How can I teach the faithfulness of God when life is changing? (Dan Hawken)

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S10E5: Enjoying Church When it's Hard (Paul Pavlou)

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S10E4: Helping our Kids Love the Bible (Trillia Newbell)

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S10E3: Where is God When Life is Tough? (Eric Schumacher and Jessika Sanders)

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S10E2: Nurturing Faith When We're Busy (Dave Newton)

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S10E1: Discipling not Brainwashing (Rachel Turner)

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S9E12: Disappointment (Rachel Turner)

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S9E11: Financial hardship (Jess Monteiro)

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S9E10: An International Move (Stephanie Foster)

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S9E9 A High-Achieving Child (Carey and Frances Simon)

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S9E8: Breaking Generational Cycles (Fran Hill)

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S9E7: Disability (Jade Reynolds)

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S9E6: Work-Life Wellbeing (Naomi Aidoo)

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S9E5: Losing a Child to Cancer (Rebecca Fogarty)

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S9E4: Mental Health (Rachael Newham)

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S9E3: Big Emotions (Lisa Campbell)

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S9E2: Addiction (Russ De Vos)

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S9E1: Early life trauma (Beth Guckenberger)

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S8E12: Connecting with God through festivals and celebrations with Rachel Turner

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S8E11: Connecting with God through art with Sophie Killingley

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S8E10: Connecting with God through dance with Ruth Carpenter

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S8E9: Connecting with God through fashion with Tola-Doll Fisher

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S8E8: Connecting with God through big questions with Canon J.John

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S8E7: Connecting with God through Sport with Richard Shorter

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S8E6: Connecting with God through gaming with Ben Jones

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S8E5: Connecting with God through writing with Bob Hartman

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S8E4: Connecting with God through hospitality with Jo Swinney

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S8E3: Connecting with God through theatre with Joanna Adeyinka-Burford

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S8E2: Connecting with God through science with Liz Cole

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S8E1: Connecting with God through music with Samuel Nwachukwu

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S7E15: The one where they lose someone they love - with Abigail Richardson

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S7E14: The one about arguing well - with Rachel Turner

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S7E13: The one about self harm and eating disorders - with Dr Oluseye Arikawe

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S7E12: The one with the divorce - with Erik Castenskiold

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S7E11: The one with the new sibling - with Anna Hawken and Lucy Rycroft

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S7E10: The one about p0rn - with Ian Henderson

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S7E9: The one where they walk away from faith - with Sarah Walton and Linda Green

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S7E8: The one where your kid is let down by church - with Natalie Thomas Runion

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S7E7: The one about racial equality - with Azariah France-Williams

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S7E6: The one with the new church - with Matt McChlery

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S7E5: The one about puberty and sex - with Sheila Wray Gregoire

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S7E4: The one with the birds and the bees - with Emma Waring

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S7E3: The one with the first phone - with Andy Robertson

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S7E2: The one with the friendship drama - with Clare Luther

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S7E1: The one with the faith commitment - with Christie Thomas

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Summer Edit 3: Reading the Bible with others with Sarah Dargue and Felicity Carswell

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Summer Edit 2: Supporting each other as parents with Becky Miles and Helen Smith

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Summer Edit 1: Preparing our Teens for University with Pippa Elmes

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S6E13 *BONUS EPISODE* Being God's Child Launch Day Special with Anna Hawken

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S6E12: Helping our kids and teens be God's children too with Rachel Turner

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S6E11: Using the family name with Olly Goldenberg

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S6 Ep 10: Joining in with what God is doing with Jade Farmer

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S6 Ep 9: Learning from your parent with Dr Anita Devi

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S6 Ep 8: Seeking parental love with Dr Naomi Graham

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S6 Ep 7: Celebrating big and little things with Victoria Beech

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S6 Ep 6: Asking for help and what you need with Matt Varah Wilson

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S6 Ep 4: Messing up but not giving up with Karen Allen

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S6 Ep3: Asking Questions with Justin Brierley

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S6 Ep2: Spending time with God with Phil Togwell

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S6 Ep1: Being God's Child with Toro Olusegun

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S5 Ep12: WHAT IF... my children are teenagers or adults? with Becky Sedgwick & Kate Irvine

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S5 Ep11: WHAT IF... my child hates church? with Rachel Turner

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S5 Ep10: WHAT IF... I don't have time or capacity? with Elizabeth El-Mostain

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S5 Ep9: WHAT IF... my children and I have been bereaved? with Xanthe Barker

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S5 Ep8: WHAT IF... my partner doesn't share my faith? with Cathy Bond and Ruth Morgans

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S5 Ep7: WHAT IF... I have cancer? with Rachel Turner

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S5 Ep6: WHAT IF... my child is struggling with emotional health? with Rae Morfin

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S5 Ep5: WHAT IF... we don't have church community? with Suzy Wilson

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S5 Ep4: WHAT IF... I'm struggling with doubt? with Kat Wordsworth

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S5 Ep3: WHAT IF... I'm the church leader? with Rhi O'Rourke, Rachel Turner and Lucy Rycroft

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S5 Ep2: WHAT IF... my child is on the autistic spectrum? with Cavan Wood

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S5 Ep1: WHAT IF... my child has had challenging life experiences? with Rae Morfin from TLG

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S4 Ep 12: More Q&A with Rachel Turner

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S4 Ep11: Q&A with Rachel Turner

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S4 Ep10: Connecting with God at Christmas with Lizzie Laferton

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S4 Ep9: Your kid's digital diet with Duncan Reid

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S4 Ep8: Engaging kids with the Bible with Ed Drew

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S4 Ep7: Puberty and growing up with Rachel Turner

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S4 Ep6: Success and failure in sport with Richard Shorter

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S4 Ep5: Building your child's emotional wellbeing with Katharine Hill

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S4 Ep4: Cost of living and money with Jess Monteiro

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S4 Ep3: School and friendships with Olly Goldenberg

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S4 Ep2: Understanding gaming as a Christian parent with Andy Robertson

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S4 Ep1: Watching movies from a Christian perspective with Nate Morgan Locke

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S3 Ep12: The character of God and a question on parenting a big family

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S3 Ep11: The bedtime routine and a question about nightmares

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S3 Ep10: God is Stranger book review and quiet time boundaries with under 5s

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S3 Ep9: Melissa Kruger on God's grace and a question about being overly focused on sin

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S3 Ep8: Spiritual, mental and physical fitness and preparing a child for a funeral

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S3 Ep7: Lucy Moore and Iain Nash on learning with children and single parents on Father's Day

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S3 Ep6: Involving the older generation in kids' spiritual lives and a question on unkind friends

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S3 Ep5: Explaining the Trinity and God using additional needs challenges for good

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S3 Ep4: Exposing kids to popular culture and a teen struggling with unanswered prayer

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S3 Ep3: Welcoming people from Ukraine and explaining trauma to adopted children

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S3 Ep2: Spiritual life of babies and toddlers and children's apologetics

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S3 Ep1: Bible Play and a question about Noah

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S2 Ep11: Sin and Forgiveness (Easter Special)

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S2 Ep10: Gadgets and Gaming

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S2 Ep9: Additional Needs

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S2 Ep8: Siblings

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S2 Ep7: Comfort in Uncertain Times

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S2 Ep6: Under Fives

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S2 Ep5: Questions

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S2 Ep4: Tweens and Teens

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S2 Ep3: Chat and Catch

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S2 Ep2: Bumps and Babies

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S2 Ep1: The Bible

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#121 disagreeing with our kids, should kids memorise prayers and Darren Quinnell on supporting boys

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#120 comfort in uncertainty, church with a child with additional needs and Mama Bear Apologetics

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#119c Making Your Mind Up About Halloween for pre-teens and teens

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#119b Making Your Mind Up About Halloween for 5-11s

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#119a Making Your Mind Up About Halloween for under 5s

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#118 Dealing with Christian jargon, summer holiday resources and what do Christian fathers need

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#117 Managing social media, sharing Parenting for Faith and Laura Wifler on her book and ministry

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#116 Being real with God, kids using God to win an argument and spiritual conversations from gaming

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#115c Helping your family love church again for pre-teens and teens

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#115b Helping your family love church again for 5-11s

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#115a Helping your family love church again for under 5s

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#114 Tackling big questions, chatting if kids need verbal reassurance and Kate Wharton on singleness

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#113 spiritual disciplines, kids' emotional responses to scripture and spirituality changing as dads

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#112c Accessing God's word with dyslexia or reading difficulties for pre-teens and teens

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#112b Accessing God's word with dyslexia or reading difficulties for 5-11s

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#112a Accessing God's word with dyslexia or reading difficulties for under 5s

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#111 Engaging with guilt, how to help our kids love the Bible and the meaning of the family of God

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#110 Surfing the waves with a teen, key tools with a baby and siblings of kids with additional needs

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#109 Using 'I wonder' questions, is wriggling disrespectful and a teen reflects on her faith journey

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#108c Telling the whole story of the Bible for preteens and teens

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#108b Telling the whole story of the Bible for 5-11s

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#108a Telling the whole story of the Bible for under fives

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#107 Chatting for the non-chatty, are PJ's disrespectful and parenting like St Joseph

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#106 Being God connected and God smart, church conflict and a healthy and holistic view of sin

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#105 Sexual harassment, catching from God when we're struggling and Lucy Rycroft on adoption

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#104c Explaining sin, shame and guilt for preteens and teens

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#104b Explaining sin, shame and guilt to 5 - 11s

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#104a Explaining sin, shame and guilt for under fives

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#103 Understanding Jesus' emotions, love languages with teens and prayer for you and your baby

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#102 God behind the scenes, is chatting to God irreverent and a book review

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#101 God's generosity, sibling envy and Mark Arnold on additional needs and lockdown

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#100 The whys as well as the whats, laying good foundations and Colour and Shape Online

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#99 Encouragement, struggling to engage with Chat and Catch and a taster of the new book

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#98c Reconnecting with church community for preteens and teens

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#98b Reconnecting with church community for 5 - 11s

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#98a Reconnecting with church community for under fives

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#97 The power of songs and memory, making a Christian commitment and the Dads' fire circle

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#96 Being a lazy genius in lockdown, managing emotions with God and explaining forgiveness

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#95 The inside scoop on 2021

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#94 Looking back over 2020, explaining your role in church and a parent coming to faith

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#93 Father Christmas, a historically accurate Christmas story and sharing our own stories

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#92 Gift giving on a tight budget, disagreeing with school's approach and guided prayer in pregnancy

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#91 The Christmas story and COVID, missing the mountain tops and The Selfish Giant

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#90 Reshaping behaviour, spiritually inputting when they're not your kids and godparenting

214

#89 Changing up your way of connecting to God, when God doesn't 'make it better' and living by faith

215

#88c Preparing preteens and teens for a different Christmas

216

#88b Preparing 5 - 11s for a different Christmas

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#88a Preparing your under fives for a different Christmas

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#87 Too tight trousers, dinner and a movie with Jesus and supporting teens prayer lives

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#86c - The world's view of the supernatural and preteens and teens

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#86b The world's view of the supernatural and 5s - 11s

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#86a The world's view of the supernatural and under 5s

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#85 Figuring out our feelings, nightmares and the Book of Wonders

223

#84 The power of a parent's voice, a story for the pandemic, and Simon Parry on kids and worship

224

#83 Lost in the woods, building connection with teens and supporting families with additional needs

225

#82c Getting back to secondary school

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#82b Getting back to primary school

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#82a Getting back to routine with under fives

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#81 Unwinding in the moment, different experiences of lockdown and talking openly about miscarriage

229

#80 The Ten Commandments, struggling with school and Lucy Rycroft on the Parenting for Faith course

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#79 Black cherry jam, equipping teens to make good decisions and God as a parent

231

#78 Equipping kids to go back to school, struggling with prayer and Gail Adcock on family devotions

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#77 Saying goodbye to a season, fairies and magical lands and Olly Goldenberg on evangelistic kids

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#76 A passive view of God, back to school and two household church

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#75 Catching from God differently, explaining your role in church and encouragement for key workers

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#74 Disappointment with God, ready for confirmation and the importance of values

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SPECIAL EPISODE: Engaging with an online festival with preteens or teenagers

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SPECIAL EPISODE: Engaging with an online festival with 5 - 11s

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SPECIAL EPISODE: Engaging with an online festival with under fives

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#73 Sharing your story, helping children connect and serving as a family

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#72 Lessons from pioneering, enjoying not going to church and songwriting with Simon Parry

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#71: Bible baddies, the joy of the Lord and all children connecting with God

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#70c Disengaged or disinterested preteens and teens

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#70b Disengaged or disinterested 5 - 11s

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#70a Disengaged or disinterested under fives

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#69 The Biblical theology of prayer, getting kids to listen to Bible stories and Fuzz Dix on trust

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#68 The positive plateau, selfish kids and Alan Charter on fostering

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#67 Women in the Bible, nothing left to give and devotionals

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#66 Character traits you don't like, George Floyd's funeral And teenagers in lockdown

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#65 Lockdown Q And A

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#64 Loneliness in lockdown, spiritual disciplines and creativity in our spiritual lives

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#63 Bible stories for this season, struggling with online church and God's Generals for Kids

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#62 Parenting for faith during lockdown, modesty and Cold Cups of Tea and Hiding in the Loo

253

#61 Bonus Episode: Faith and coronavirus - what do we tell the kids?

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#60 Sisyphus the Greek King, explaining the call to prayer and additional needs support

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#59 God answering prayers, dating as a single parent and ruthlessly eliminating hurry

256

#58 Hitting dead ends, the world's view of failure and Allstar Kids Club GO

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#57 The Chosen TV series, choosing a school and podcast clubs

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#56 Types of prayer, equipping kids to find answers in the Bible and explaining death and funerals

259

#55 Framing the new year, the taste of communion and At Home with God with Olly Goldenberg

260

#54 The power of the apology, how to handle Herod and birds in the woods

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#53 Christmas Special: Nativity characters, under fives in church and unwinding

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#52 A 'should' free Christmas, dealing with rejection and what our children really need

263

#51 Praying 'the prayer', divorce and milestones

264

#50 Your journey of chat and catch, toddlers and Redeeming Advent

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#49 Talking about God without asking questions, RE lessons and talking with teens

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#48 Responding to the good stuff, lying and why do people like being scared?

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#47 Fun in faith formation, nothing for little ones and annoyed at school.

268

Halloween Bonus Episode

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#46 Shame, different rules for different families and a Norwegian wedding

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#45 Homegrown, being kind to ourselves and Rachel's teen years

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#44 What Saul did right, explaining concubines and heading off to uni

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#43 Different worldviews, not holiday club anymore and gender neutral toys

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#42 Serving in church, parental guilt and catching for your bump or baby

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#41 Beauty and manliness, grandparenting and being a taxi driver or a tour guide

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#40 Not just for kids, allowed different things in church and parenting adult children

276

#39 Summer stories, changing up chat and catch and grief

277

#38 Church on holiday, misconceptions and being God's child

278

Heading Home Bonus Episode - how do we take it home?

279

#37 The 'play with me' tool, helping kids worship and prepping for Christian camps

280

#36 How to finish well, spiritual love languages and talking about films

281

#35 Coping with failure, explaining death and the book 'Growing With'

282

#34 Catching from God, the creation vs evolution debate and nightmares

283

#33 God's wrath, if he doesn't exist and wearing a ministry and a parent hat

284

#32 Balancing parenting advice, under 3s in church and additional needs parents

285

#31 If God doesn't exist, social media and learning from carers

286

#30 Heart gardens, new to faith and living with chronic pain

287

#29 Persecution, struggling to focus and Ali Campbell on tweenagers

288

#28 Prepping for a non-Christian world, aggressive behaviour and mummy meditations

289

#27 Going beyond resources, avoiding 'Jesus is my buddy' and no one size fits all.

290

#26 Adult only spaces, prayer formulas and grandparents

291

#25 Children's spirituality research, autism and Krish Kandiah's God is Stranger.

292

#24 Easter special part 2: leading your kid to Christ, when you've got nothing left and Willy Wonka

293

#23 Easter special part 1: Lent, welcoming a new baby and Good Friday

294

#22 Guaranteeing faith, when your kids don't like their church groups and disciplining for character

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#21 Struggling to connect, busy households and making God a key part of storytelling

296

#20 Explaining violence, how to run a Parenting for Faith course and prayer with under 5s

297

#19 Paddling at the right speed, explaining grace and prepping for house moves

298

#18 Feedback when kids pray, connecting science and faith and lessons from a walk in the woods

299

#17 Romance, when there's no children's ministry and awkward Biblical love stories

300

#16 Taking children places they're not invited, is it too late and Elle Bird on the film Tangled

301

#15 'Being in the middle', helping siblings connect and Rachel's dad on parenting as a shift worker

302

#14 First generation Christians, helping disengaged teens and how the Bible was made

303

#13 An invitation, New Year's resolutions, Old Testament stories and your child's next step

304

#12 Mary did you know, Christmas lists and parenting teens

305

#11 Advent, blended families and putting God first

306

#10 Starting with teens, guardians of the playground and growing discernment in under 5s

307

#9 Remembrance Day, Additional Needs and Family Rituals

308

#8 Emotional intelligence, dealing with mean kids and explaining Guy Fawkes and religious violence

309

#7 Comfort in the darkness, questions on mindfulness and finding your family's fit at Halloween

310

#6 'This is me' and self esteem, under 5s connecting with God and exploring the movie Coco

311

#5 How to make wise decisions, tackling an interest in violence and why we need boredom.

312

#4 The power of a follower, questions about teens and healing and the history of children's ministry

313

#3 Lessons from babysitting, what your kids hear about God from others and using storybook Bibles

314

#2 How to ask questions that spiritually go somewhere, Live Q&A, and making relaxed plans

315

#1 Avoiding labels, why we don't just 'skip' life, and mixing age groups