Parenting for Faith when it’s tough
All of us will struggle with faith issues and life from time to time - and the good news is that you can still parent for faith, whatever your circumstances.
In an episode of the Parenting for Faith podcast, Rachel Turner, founder of Parenting for Faith, answered various questions from listeners about discipling when it’s tricky:
And here are stories and advice from those who’ve been there.
Parenting for faith when your partner or ex-partner doesn’t share your beliefs, or isn’t sure what they believe, can present unique challenges. In this post, we answer a question about how to navigate parenting for faith while honouring an ex-partner’s views, and in a podcast episode we spoke to two mums whose partners are at a different place on their faith journey about how they navigate their situations:
All of us will experience doubt, guilt and just have bad days. In an episode of the Parenting for Faith podcast Kat Wordsworth shares her story of doubting faith, and chats about how we parent for faith when we’re struggling with our own:
In another episode, Karen Allen talked about persevering when we mess up as parents and carers:
Some parents and carers have shared their stories of struggles:
- Sarah describes feeling at the end of your rope and what she learned about parent guilt.
- Elle shares how she’s managed to engage with church while having a toddler with her.
- Lisa talks about sharing faith on a bad day.
- Anna talks about how to connect with God with a newborn.
- Rachel shares what she learned from an epic parenting fail and about the power of an apology.
- Hear from Elizabeth Mostain about how she copes as a busy parent when she feels out of time or capacity.
Sometimes our kids just don’t seem interested: watch a Facebook Live which tackled this topic and hear Ruth’s story of her teens going on their own journeys of faith. In an episode of the Parenting for Faith podcast, mother and daughter Linda Green and Sarah Walton reflect on a time when Sarah seemed far from God.
The Parenting for Faith podcast has many stories from ordinary Christians about their lives and struggles and we recommend that you browse the hundreds of episodes we’ve recorded. We also talk about some specific challenges in our Change and Challenge topic such as illness, family breakdown, fostering and adoption and additional needs and more.