Childless Parenting
- If sex was not pleasurable, how much fewer children would people have?
- Why are children wanted?
- Who feels the pain of childlessness more, husband or wife? In Bible stories why does it seem that childlessness is the fault of the wife?
- Why are there so many children in orphanages?
Single Parenting
- What are the disadvantages and/or advantages of a single person having a child?
- How appropriate is the term "semi-orphan" for a child who has a single parent?
- Why does Bible, which lays so much emphasis on helping widows and orphans, say nothing about single parents?
The Joy and Responsibility of Parenting
- Do parents need to be taught how to be parents or is it something they will know by instinct like animals do?
- In the same family, with the same parents, why are some good and some not so good?
- How much does praying for a child help him or her?
Parents as Disciple Makers
- Does the Bible advocate spanking?
- How can parents avoid showing favouritism towards a child?
- Why do good parents have children who turn out bad?
Fighting for Your Prodigal Child
- Why do children run away from home?
- Why did Jesus include the attitude of the older brother in the story of the prodigal? What is the lesson for parents there?
- Why did Jesus relate in his parable that it was food that drew the prodigal back home, rather than the love of his parents?
- What are ways in which parents can reach out to children who have run away from them?