Romance and marriage
Even as babies and toddlers, children are surrounded of images of romance and marriage: in stories, films, social media and even the playground.
Here are some ideas for helping them to develop a healthy view of romance, marriage and singleness that reflects God’s heart for us.
In one of our live videos for parents and carers, Rachel discusses how to talk about boyfriends and girlfriends with all ages and lay healthy foundations for their adult life. In another live video, she shares that children and teens may believe that their outward appearance is the key to popularity and romance and suggests a range of ways to help them see beyond the lie that their appearance is the most important thing about them.
Here a single parent explains how she’s modelled healthy marriage for her child.
From the Parenting for Faith podcast:
- Three ideas to give kids a healthy view of romance and love.
- Many of the stories about love and marriage we read in the Bible aren’t what we’d want for our children – so how can we talk about them so they are helpful for kids as they learn about life-long love and romance?
- How to help kids today relate to the women in the bible, particularly in relation to marriage.
- We hear from Kate Wharton about how to talk to kids about singleness and show them it’s a fulfilling possibility for them too.