Prayer

Prayer is at the heart of our relationship with God, and can take many forms: personal and private, corporate, intercession, thanksgiving … and the list goes on! In Parenting for Faith we encourage parents and carers to introduce prayer to their children as ‘chat and catch’  (one of our five key tools) which is best described as an informal, one to one conversation with God, and if you’d like to know more about that, we have a much fuller introduction here. In this section you’ll find a whole range of articles on prayer, to help you explore how you and your family connect best with God as you pray.

Different ways to engage kids and teens with chat and catch

15 Jan 2024

Lucy Rycroft

Helping kids and teens into good prayer habits to last a lifetime is one of the most important things we can do as parents and carers.

Chat and catch and additional needs: FAQs

08 Dec 2023

Becky Sedgwick

What might it be helpful to know about chat and catch - connecting with God in prayer - for children and young people with additional needs?

Asking for help and what you need

16 Jun 2023

Lucy Rycroft

The Bible tells us to ask whatever we want of God in prayer "and it will be given to you". But as parents, we're often so busy providing for others' needs that we forget that God wants to provide for our own!

Messing up but not giving up

16 Jun 2023

Lucy Rycroft

As parents, we will often find ourselves clearing up our children's messes. But we'll also likely make a few of our own! What does God say to us when we mess up?

Spending time with God

05 May 2023

Lucy Rycroft

Prayer isn't easy - even adults struggle. So when it comes to our children, how can we nurture healthy prayer lives in them?

How to pray when you’ve no idea what’s going on

24 Feb 2022

Becky Sedgwick

Very often we hear about situations around the world that we know we need to pray about, but we don't really understand how to do that well.

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