All Parenting articles – Page 5
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OpinionWhat I’ve learnt about friendship from 12 years at the school gate and how the Bible helps
Rachel Allcock reflects on her years as a primary school mum and the relationships she's built at the school gate.
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ArticleMama got faith!
Author, podcast host and founder of award-winning teen girls platform Girl Got Faith, Emma Borquaye, wife of rapper ‘Guvna B’ speaks with Jane Knoop about the highs and lows of motherhood, and the realities of being married to a famous rapper
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OpinionThree pieces of Christian advice I found helpful while struggling with infertility
Award-winning mentor and speaker Funke Oham had her life all mapped out, until she realised conceiving wouldn’t be as easy as she thought.
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OpinionI am trusting a stranger to carry my baby and it’s taught me a lot about the love of Christ
Shannon Cramer was devastated when she found out she couldn’t carry her own children but then another incredible family stepped in.
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OpinionBefore becoming a Christian I followed new age practices - here's why I'd never go near hypnobirthing
Christian writer Kate Orson explains why her past experiences with the new age mean that she would never try hypnosis and hypnobirthing.
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OpinionChildlessness isn’t just a ‘female’ thing, it cuts up men too - I and other men I know have felt each cut
Writer, speaker and broadcaster Sheridan Voysey shares his experience of infertility and explains why we need to talk about the damage it can do to men as well as women.
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OpinionStruggling to choose a biblical name for your baby boy? Some unique suggestions for Christians
Picking out the perfect name for your newborn child is a big decision. Here, journalist Lauren Windle shares a few options from the Bible.
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OpinionI’m a Christian midwife and this is what I think of hypnobirthing
Midwife Chloe Edmonds explains why she would encourage her mothers to explore their mystical connection with Christ when giving birth.
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OpinionNeed help choosing a biblical name for your baby girl? Here are some unique suggestions for Christians
Picking out the perfect name for your child is a big decision, journalist Lauren Windle helps out with a few options from the Bible.
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OpinionIf you’re not sure it’s worth going back to work after maternity leave, here’s what you should know
New research suggests that 98% of women in the UK want to return to work after maternity leave, but only 13% make it back full time. The reasons? Sky-high childcare costs and inflexible employers…
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Article‘My son got five siblings – one for every year he prayed!’
After Carrie Jones had her first child, it was nine years until she had another successful pregnancy. She never imagined she would give birth to quintuplets – thanks to the determined prayers of her eldest
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OpinionWe've just been approved to adopt... and waiting for a child has made me think about what it is to be a parent
Our contributor from fostering and adoption charity Home For Good shares her reflections on waiting to become a parent after being approved to adopt.
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OpinionBeing a 'ministry mum' is tough but they are a blessing to the churches they serve
Rev Jules Middleton shares the realities of being a 'ministry mum' this Mothering Sunday.
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OpinionDo you feel like God is speaking to you about fostering a vulnerable child? Carers are urgently needed
Children’s charity Home for Good has launched an urgent appeal in response to an unprecedented shortage of homes for children who need them and a desperate need for more foster carers in the UK.
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ArticleOur children were born to heroin addicts
A reader shares her and her husband Jeremy’s journey of adoption and what it showed them about the heart of God
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Article‘I struggle as a Christian mum’
Hope Bonarcher threw herself into motherhood, trying to do everything perfectly. But, as she became more and more exhausted, God began to teach her a better way
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OpinionYou don’t need to have a good relationship with your own mother to be a good parent - God can help you
Author Gemma E Asafo-Adjei explains that a woman doesn’t need a mother of her own to be an amazing parent.
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OpinionJesus said a woman forgets the anguish of giving birth because of her joy that a child is born - so why do I have post-birth trauma?
We don’t know if Jesus was born without any pain to Mary, but the process of childbirth is not straightforward. Here Chelsea Boes explains how she realised she was suffering from trauma three years after having a baby
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OpinionJoseph was Jesus’ step-father and as a step-mother myself, I find that hugely encouraging
Amy Ellison is the proud step-mother to her partner’s children. Here she explains the honour God has put on the role, even if at times it can feel like a struggle.
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OpinionI work for a fostering charity that supports children and here are three things I LOVE about the 2022 John Lewis Christmas advert
Home for Good’s Rosie Killick explains the things she loves about the new John Lewis Christmas advert - the tale of a couple preparing to foster a teenage girl.
