The German Evangelical Alliance praises the “good intentions” of the parliamentary majority but calls the government to better implement the rights that children and parents already have.

Whether it’s coming to somewhere like the beach, or even if it’s just spending some quality time on the sofa watching a film and eating some popcorn together, these times matter.

We are just like candles, shining a light on a part of the world that the world often chooses to ignore.

Parenting a child or young person with additional needs or disability can be isolating sometimes, and not everyone understands what it can be like.

Christian NGO World Vision, warns that “coronavirus is forcing parents to expose their children to begging or child labour”. Only in Asia, 110 million children suffer hunger.

A research of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation forecasts world population to shrink after mid-century. “The solution are open migration policies and social measures to support families”.

The US Commission for International Religious Freedom asks for the release of pastor Jesus Quinones, and the right of Cuban parents to “raise their children pursuant to their own faith”.

Technology is fast encroaching on family primacy and we are seeing an increasingly premature loss of childhood innocence. The author encourages parents to be approachable, calm, informed and realistic.

Jesus met the parents of five children whom he subsequently healed or raised from the dead. In each case there is learning for us all.

‘Out’ is Disney Pixar’s first film with a homosexual couple in the main role. Margunn S. Dahle, a researcher in media, children and worldviews, gives answers to questions that many parents may ask.

Norwegian politicians took one more step in the direction of a society where babies are regarded a commodity to be ordered and traded, not as a child created in the image of God.

The coronavirus is taking many of our grandpas and grandmas. Most are on their own, isolated in hospitals, and we do not have the chance of giving them one last embrace.

Dave Patty shares about the notion of parenting children on God’s behalf.

“Parents are ready to fight this battle”, says evangelical pastor Ángel Zapata, one of the organisers of a march that gathered 5,000 against the new sex education policies of the Spanish government.

Many Christians seem to uphold traditional ideas about fatherhood that lack both the precision and nuance needed to father in today’s world.

Terry English, of youth ministry Josiah Venture, says discipling young people is “walking alongside them, helping them understand that their faith is about a relationship with Christ”.

Healthy families are central to a Christian understanding of flourishing society. They are the primary institution where commitment, sacrificial love, support and guidance can grow.

Perhaps we too easily skim over the more minor characters that fill the pages of our Bibles?

The government of Murcia is the first to allow parents to decide whether their children attend primary school sessions lead by external organisations on a range of issues, including sexual education.

Much of our time as parents of children with additional needs is spent tending to their needs, supporting them. Jesus modelled this in so many ways during his ministry, and during those times that he served people he taught them too.

Christian six-time Olympic gold medallist athlete Allyson Felix, publicly denounced that Nike imposed restrictions on the sponsorship of pregnant athletes.

Jesus message of selflessness, putting others first, serving others, loving others, is counter-cultural in today’s society.

A new report shows that from 2017 to 2018, the total number of Religious Studies pupils fell from 253,712 to 229,189. “These figures are very concerning”, education leaders, said.

At times, additional needs parents can play many of the familiar roles of circus performers.

James’ journey through life has not been an accident; it has and continues to have purpose.