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The Most Important Lesson Parents Teach

1st September 202019th August 2020 Josie McFarlane 88 Views 0 Comments #Pastor, children, church, Church news, Church planting, family, God, growth, Jesus, lessons, Lockdown, Ministry, Pandemic, parents, The Bible

Motherhood is joyful but daunting. We never feel like an expert because the subject keeps changing. Just when we know

Children are happy to be back at school – but their parents are more anxious

11th August 20207th August 2020 Josie McFarlane 112 Views 0 Comments anxious, children, Coronavirus, COVID19, crisis, education, Lockdown, Pandemic, parents, school

Returning to school during the summer term delighted many children, according to a new survey by StarLine and Mumsnet –

Study reveals only 1 in 5 Christian parents believe Churches have a major role in children’s mental health and wellbeing

8th July 20207th July 2020 Josie McFarlane 134 Views 0 Comments Christians, Church news, God, Jesus, Life, mental health, parents, The Bible, Wellbeing

A new study released today and conducted by Savanta ComRes, has found that only one in five Christian parents (19%)

Coronavirus Lifestyle News

Coronavirus: Child abuse on the rise worldwide, 85 million children at risk of violence at home & in community

15th May 202015th May 2020 Josie McFarlane 515 Views 0 Comments Abuse, children, community, Coronavirus, Crimes, home, parents, violence

Up to 85 million more children face physical, sexual and emotional violence at home and in their communities over the

Coronavirus Lifestyle News

Coronavirus: Parents demand a choice on whether to send children back to school

11th May 202011th May 2020 Josie McFarlane 330 Views 0 Comments Coronavirus, COVID19, education, health, illness, parents, safety, school

300,000 people have signed a petition by parents campaigning to be given a choice on whether or not to send

What’s Lost When Black Children Are Socialized Into a White World

4th January 202016th December 2019 Josie McFarlane 1799 Views 0 Comments Black Women, children, discrimination, Diversity, education, parents, school, white

Jessica Black is a Pittsburg, California, mother of two black teenagers, both of whom have been disciplined multiple times at

Christian parents kept their child’s dead body at home in the hope she would come back to life

20th November 201918th November 2019 Josie McFarlane 563 Views 0 Comments Christianity, Church news, Death, Faith, God, Jesus, parents

Parents in Uttar Pradesh’s Mau district kept the body of their four-year-old daughter with them in their house on suggestion

Young boy’s gift of Christian books to classmates leads to massive fines for parents

3rd July 20192nd July 2019 Josie McFarlane 963 Views 0 Comments banned, christian, education, Fined, government, Muslim, parents, Religion, school

A six-year-old boy who took Christian booklets to school as gifts for classmates landed his parents in trouble with authorities in Azerbaijan.

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I lost my son to knife crime – here’s my advice for parents

12th March 20198th March 2019 Josie McFarlane 768 Views 0 Comments advice, Black youths, community, Death, gangs, knife crime, parents, violence, youth crime

Knife crime has taken the lives of 285 people in England and Wales in the past year. Whatever the reasons behind the

Are teachers’ Christmas gifts getting out of control?

21st December 201818th December 2018 Josie McFarlane 589 Views 0 Comments Christmas gifts, community, Faith, gifts, parents, presents, Teachers

There is no shortage of ideas online for what to get schoolteachers at Christmas. Personalised bracelets, spa vouchers, bottles of

Christian mum of premature babies has set up a premature baby project

26th October 201826th October 2018 Josie McFarlane 1253 Views 0 Comments babies, charity, children, christian, Colourful Beginnings, community, Faith, help, hope, lives, new mothers, Ola Adegbenro, parents, Premature baby, Support

A Christian mother whose babies were born prematurely has set up a project to offer care and support to families