Parenting
Parenting can be tough. For hope to help you rediscover the fun in parenting, watch the video, listen to one of the inspiring podcasts or download a booklet on parenting below.
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You’re Not Alone
This week Andrew and Sarah will talk about some of the unique struggles of single parenting, and how they coped with the loneliness of raising children on their own.
Find Out MoreFatherhood
This week Rob Schubert reflects on his experience of fatherhood, and on God, who reveals himself to us as a loving dad.
Find Out MoreFathers and Daughters
Parenting a teenager isn’t easy and we often get it wrong. Listen as we talk with Matthew about father daughter relationships, and how dads try to find the balance between wanting to protect their daughters and empowering them towards independence. What happens when we, inevitably, mess up?
Find Out MoreSurviving School at Home
“I was at home with four children, homeschooling, a job I have never desired before. Suddenly I was faced with mum I need help, mum I'm hungry, mum I need this, mum I need that, and I'd be standing at the door going
enough already this is too hard.”
Finding ourselves in situations that are not of our choosing can be very stressful and overwhelming. Listen as Jo shares her struggles of home schooling during lockdown. How do you survive the extra challenges thrown at you without feeling like a failure?
Find Out MoreBlended Families
Blended Families Parenting can be pretty challenging at times but bringing two families together to form a new one raises the stakes. Listen as Mark and Beth share their story of challenges, hopes and strengths as a blended family. Download the booklet
Find Out MoreUnlocking Ability
Chris’s daughter, Rachel, was diagnosed at age three with a rare genetic disorder. After battling against doctors who didn’t believe her and even accused her of mistreating her daughter, Chris developed a fierce determination to trust her own instinct when it came to knowing what was best for Rachel. Listen to Chris as she shares how, as Rachel’s parents, they continue to experience life and joy through Rachel’s eyes.
Find Out MoreFoster Parenting
With 40,000 children in desperate need of care around Australia, foster care organisations around the country seek to provide hope for young and vulnerable children. Listen to Ann, a foster parent, and Margaret, a foster care placement worker with Lutheran Care in South Australia, as they share the unique struggles and joys that come with foster parenting.
Find Out MoreParenting – Coping with Unexpected Challenges
Katrina faced her biggest fear at the birth of her second child when she was 23. Listen as Katrina shares how she coped with challenges she didn’t understand. Find out what gave her strength and peace in raising a child with severe disabilities.
Find Out MoreFamilies are Like Fudge
Family life can be tricky at the best of times, let alone through coronavirus restrictions. It can be a struggle, especially when you’re stuck at home all day for days and days. Things aren’t always so great and no family is perfect Listen as Rob Schubert shares how great things can happen through imperfect families.
Find Out MoreSpecial Parenting
Have you ever doubted yourself as a parent and had to face feelings of guilt and regret at not being good enough? “When you’re a parent with a child with special needs you feel, well I felt like a bit of a failure as a parent. I’ll be honest there were times in the early days that I wished him out of our family because this is just too hard.” Listen this week as we talk with Kirra about some of the challenges she’s faced raising a son with Aspergers.
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