All Editorial articles – Page 114
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IssuesParents are failing to protect children online
Less than half of parents enable security features on electronic devices, a study revealed.
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IssuesFacebook paves the way for children to join
Facebook is working on a system which would enable children under the age of 13 to join the social network. A patent published in June showed that the company has designs for a system that would allow under-13s to use the site while supervised by parents, to comply with the US laws surrounding children’s privacy on-line.
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Games Master: Three Easy Games to Use with the Children in Your Group
Toppling pyramids; Samson, Delilah and the Lion; Heads Down Thumbs Up.
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IssuesGames children love
Sometimes you can spend ages trying to think up games to play when all the time there’s a ready-made source of inspiration right in front of you – children! If your group is anything like ours, they’ll be very keen to tell you what games they enjoy playing. So I decided to ask our children which games were their favourites. Here’s their top 15:
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Faith at homeHow to keep the faith when your children don't
Parenting is the life-changing minefield of teaching someone else everything you know. Getting through big milestones like learning to talk, teething, chickenpox, exams, cut knees, and broken hearts.
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IssuesChildren and the evangelism debate
There are two schools of thought when it comes to children and evangelism. One recognises that children are incredibly receptive to the gospel, and can make a genuine and lasting faith commitment at a young age. The other meets the subject with suspicion, arguing that children are vulnerable in the power balance of adult to child – and therefore any attempt to coerce a faith decision at this stage is inappropriate.
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IssuesWhat can we do to help refugee children?
The plight of the refugee children in Europe, particularly those travelling alone has deeply affected many of us. No matter how these images have impacted you, the question many are asking is ‘How can we help?’ So here is an overview of some ways in which we can make a difference.
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IssuesWorking with Children of other faiths
As Britain becomes a more diverse society and people from different faith backgrounds move to different areas of the country, more and more churches are finding that they are coming into contact with children from different faith backgrounds.
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IssuesChildren as Young as Ten Self-harm
More children are self-harming, say the charities ChildLine, YouthNet, Young Minds and selfharm.co.uk, who have grouped together to raise awareness of the issue. An estimated one in 12 young people in the UK have selfharmed. Children as young as 10 are amongst those affected, with ChildLine reporting 600 counselling sessions for children aged 10 to 12 in the last year.
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Reflect : Connecting Children to God
Victoria Beech offers some ways to help children express thanks, praise and inspiration.
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IssuesReflect: Connecting Children to God
Victoria Beech offers three ways to engage children in thanksgiving, stories and praise.
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Children face quarter-life crisis, warns MP
Former Children’s Minister Tim Loughton has warned that this generation of children and young people will face a ‘quarter-life crisis’.
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Reflect: Connecting Children to God
Victoria Beech offers some ways to help children express thanks and forgiveness, and reflect on a Bible passage.
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IssuesWhat the Holy Spirit does: part one – free to be children
This month’s meeting guides are about the Holy Spirit and the message is pretty clear to both you and your young people: don’t panic.
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BlogChild-led Communion and real participation
Jamie Cutteridge reflects on Greenbelt’s child-led Communion service
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Childhood Games
I was talking to a fellow children’s worker about the games we played as children, and we realised that quite a lot of them are completely inappropriate now. The 1970s and 80s were more naïve times, and we thought it would be fun to look back at what we played then - if only to realise how much things have changed.
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IssuesThe good childhood report
This week an 11-year-old said to me: “At school all the girls rate themselves out of ten, and the boys rate us too. I think I’m a zero, because I don’t look like the celebrities. I’ve found it very hard over the past couple of years.”
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IssuesHelping a visually impaired child take part
Our experts answer your questions on children’s and families’ ministry
