All Sex and Relationships articles
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‘Before we point the finger at Russell Brand, the church needs to get its own house in order and educate young people about consent’
Were you ever taught about consent?
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How can Christian parents help their children navigate their sexual desire wisely?
What was most helpful in your sexual awakening?
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My child has a friend who is ‘non-binary’. What should I do as a Christian?
Have you ever had to use ‘they’ rather than ’he’ or ’she’?
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Jesus calls us to forgive from the heart. Here’s how this played out in a school playground
What works for you when you are angry with someone?
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How to give 'the sex talk' as a parent
Make sure God’s beautiful gift to us is understood well
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When your children don’t get on with someone in your church
Wouldn’t it be great if anyone at church just ‘got on’! But we all know it’s not that simple
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‘What I Have Learned About Helping Teens Open Up From My Mentoring Ministry.’
You know you want to improve your conversations with your teenage son or daughter, but don’t know how
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James 1:22 Obey God’s message! Don’t fool yourselves by just listening to it.
Is there anything more important that you will read or hear today, than God’s Word?
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How can I grandparent as my children want?
It’s a joy having grandparents on hand to help out. But what happens when parenting styles clash with yours?
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Sex, sexuality and gender identity: How to approach these key topics with grace and openness
The norms of society with respect to gender and sexuality have changed in recent decades. It can be confusing to know what to say to those who enter your orbit with a completely different outlook on the topic. Naomi Graham and David Straiton explore the cultural and medical dimensions to the subject as you navigate present and future conversations in ways that can further relationship and God’s work in young people and children’s lives
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Why we need to talk about sex with young people
You may have noticed that we keep talking about talking about this. Mark Oestreicher explains why.
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Faith at home
How to have "the conversation"
We must be aware that we will never be the only ones our children learn from.
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Issues
Gardner’s World - Marooned on Love Island?
How do you know that what you want is what you want and not what others want you to want? Confused? You should be. Desire is super confusing for everyone, and especially for young people.
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We need to talk about porn
Pornography is often the first place children and young people learn about sex, so how do we break this damaging cycle?
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Weekenders
We know the many benefits of taking young people away, but how do we achieve the best results? We spoke to youth and children’s workers to hear their thoughts…
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Sex Education: Have your say!
The government has opened an online consultation allowing parents to say what sex and relationships education topics should be covered and how. Meanwhile, an Evangelical Alliance poll said 78 per cent of adults think parents are the best people to talk about it. The dialogue is open, but how should we talk about it? We spoke to Gareth Cheeseman from acet UK about what this means and how parents and youth and children’s workers can get involved.