Spiritually Developing Your Kids

Natasha Crain offers practical advice for strengthening your children's faith and equipping them to defend it in a discussion based on her book Talking With Your Kids About God: 30 Conversations Every Christian Parent Must Have.

To help older children pray for what’s happening in the world, we discuss one or two news stories a
week and pray for the leaders who must respond. We ask God to bless those in power and guide them as
they make these important decisions.

No maps. No GPS. Few street signs. Those are three important reasons why I don’t drive in developing countries. I’d get lost. Raising our kids to follow Christ is a lot like trying to navigate in an under-developed country — there is no parenting map, no spiritual GPS. We head in the direction that seems best, trying to find our way by trial and error.

Take every chance you can to practice faith-talk with your children.

Looking for apologetics resources for parents or kids? Here's your guide!

30 Conversations Every Christian Parent Must Have

In this first DVD set of the TrueU series, Dr. Stephen Meyer plays a "philosophical survival game," pitting four worldviews against one another in the quest to decide which one gives the best answers. Dr. Meyer examines the evidence and provides the to...

As parents, we don’t want to manipulate our children or coerce them. But if we overreact, we may be pulling the rug out from under their faith as a whole.

Expect your child to experience a faith crisis. Expect your child’s crisis will be different from yours. Expect to feel somewhat helpless.

Intentional discipleship—deliberately pouring God's truth into our children—is a vital aspect of parenting. Here are four reasons why this is important.

Age Appeal: 4 - 8.

When Jesus wanted to communicate truth, he sometimes preached a sermon — but more often, he told a story. Wise parents follow his example.