Christian family Q&A
Christian family answers
Short, honest answers to the questions Christian parents actually ask — about the Bible, prayer, sacraments, the church year, and raising kids in faith.
174 answers so far. New ones added daily.
Christian parenting
Raising kids who love God — day-to-day questions from real parents.
- How Do I Raise A Child Who Prays On Their Own?
- How Do I Answer: Is the Bible Really True?
- How Do I Teach My Kids About Heaven Without Scaring Them?
- How Do I Help My Child Through Spiritual Doubt?
- How Do I Teach Kids About Christmas Beyond Santa?
- How Do I Handle Halloween as a Christian Family?
- How Do I Raise a Christian Child in a Non-Christian Family?
- How Do I Pray With My Child When They're Anxious?
- How Do I Teach Kids About God's Love When They Feel Unloved?
- How Do I Make Sunday Feel Special at Home?
- How Do I Encourage My Child to Share Their Faith?
- How Do I Handle A Child Questioning Their Faith?
- How Do I Teach Kids To Obey God When It’s Hard?
- How Do I Keep Faith Central In A Blended Family?
- How Do I Introduce Jesus To A Toddler?
- How Do I Introduce Jesus To A Toddler?
- How Do I Answer, “Where Did God Come From”?
- How Do I Answer, “Where Did God Come From?”
- How Do I Teach Kids to Memorize Bible Verses?
- How Do I Teach Kids to Memorize Bible Verses?
- How Do I Explain Communion To My Child?
- How Do I Explain Communion To My Child?
- How Do I Talk To Kids About Baptism?
- How Do I Talk To Kids About Baptism?
- How Do I Teach Kids About Tithing And Generosity?
- How Do I Teach Kids About Tithing And Generosity?
- How Do I Raise Kids To Love Scripture?
- How Do I Raise Kids to Love Scripture?
- How Do I Keep Kids Engaged In Church Service?
- How Do I Keep Kids Engaged In A Church Service?
- How Do I Explain The Trinity To A Child?
- How Do I Explain The Trinity To A Child?
- How Do I Teach Kids About the Holy Spirit?
- How Do I Teach Kids About The Holy Spirit?
- How Do I Handle Sibling Fighting Biblically?
- How Do I Teach My Kids To Be Grateful?
- How Do I Talk To My Kids About Jesus Dying?
- How Do I Raise a Child of Faith as a Single Parent?
- How Do I Answer, “Why Is There Evil?” To My Child?
- How Do I Teach My Kids To Forgive?
- How Do I Raise My Child In The Fear Of The Lord?
- What Should Christian Parents Do About Screen Time?
- How Do I Talk To Kids About Salvation?
- How Do I Model Faith At Home As A Busy Parent?
- How Do I Explain Sin To A 5 Year Old?
- How Do I Handle My Child’s Fear Of God?
- How Do I Raise A Kind Christian Child?
- How Do I Teach Kids To Pray At Bedtime?
- What If My Teen Doesn't Want To Go To Church?
- How Do I Make Family Bible Time Fun?
- How Do I Lead Family Devotions With Young Kids?
- What Is Gentle Christian Parenting?
- How Do I Discipline My Child Biblically?
- How Do I Talk To My Kids About Heaven And Death?
- What To Do When My Child Says They Don’t Believe In God?
- How Do I Raise Kids Who Love God In A Secular World?
- Should Christian Parents Let Kids Watch Secular Shows?
- How Do I Answer Hard Bible Questions From My Child?
- What Age Should Kids Start Reading The Bible?
- How Do I Teach My Kids About Jesus Without Being Preachy?
Bible for kids
How to read, explain, and enjoy Scripture with children of every age.
- What Bible Verses Help Kids When They Are Scared?
- How Do I Explain the Parable of the Mustard Seed to a Child?
- What Is the Story of Paul on the Road to Damascus for Kids?
- How Do I Explain John the Baptist to a Child?
- What Is The Story Of The Feeding Of The 5000 For Kids?
- What Is the Story of Peter Walking on Water for Kids?
- How Do I Explain the Ascension to a Child?
- What Is The Story Of Ruth For Kids?
- What Is The Story Of Esther For Kids?
- How Do I Explain Zacchaeus To A Child?
- What Is The Story Of The Woman At The Well For Kids?
- What Is Pentecost For Kids?
- What Is Ash Wednesday For Kids?
- What Is Palm Sunday For Kids?
- How Do I Introduce Bible Reading to a 3-Year-Old?
- What Is A Kid-Friendly Explanation Of The Holy Spirit?
- How Do I Explain The Passover To My Kids?
- How Do I Explain the Fall of Man to a Child?
- What Is The Story Of Daniel And The Lions For Kids?
- What Is the Best Bible for a 10-Year-Old?
- How Do I Teach Kids the Books of the Bible?
- What Is The Story Of Creation For Kids?
- How Do I Explain Who Jesus Is To A Young Child?
- How Do I Read Psalms With My Kids?
- What Bible Stories Teach Kids About Courage?
- What Bible Stories Teach Kids About Kindness?
- How Do I Explain the Lord’s Prayer to My Child?
- What Is the Parable of the Prodigal Son for Kids?
- What Is The Parable Of The Good Samaritan For Kids?
- How Do I Explain Parables to Children?
- What Is A Good Daily Bible Verse For Kids?
- How Do I Explain Miracles To My Child?
- What Is the Story of Joseph for Kids?
- What Is the Story of Moses for Children?
- How Do I Explain The Ten Commandments To My Kids?
- How Do I Read the Bible With a Toddler?
- How Do I Explain The Beatitudes To My Kids?
- What Is A Kid-Friendly Summary Of The New Testament?
- What Is A Kid-Friendly Summary Of The Old Testament?
- What Are The Best Bible Apps For Kids?
- How Do I Explain the Resurrection to a Child?
- How Do I Tell the Christmas Story to Preschoolers?
- What Is the Story of Jonah for Kids?
- How Do I Explain David And Goliath To A Kid?
- How Do I Explain Noah's Ark to a Child?
- What Bible Verses Should Every Child Memorize?
- Which Bible Stories Are Best For Young Children?
- How Do I Make Bible Stories Interesting For Kids?
- What Order Should I Read The Bible With My Kids?
- What Is the Best Bible for a 5 Year Old?
Sacraments
Baptism, communion, confirmation, and confession explained simply.
- What Is A Sacrament In Simple Terms?
- What Is Holy Water?
- How Do I Explain the Apostles' Creed to My Child?
- How Do I Explain The Nicene Creed To My Child?
- What Is a Baptism Sponsor?
- How Do I Explain Why Kids Can’t Take Communion Yet?
- How Do I Choose a Baptism Verse?
- What Is a Confirmation Retreat?
- How Do I Plan A First Communion Party?
- What Is Transubstantiation?
- How Do I Explain That We Are The Body Of Christ To A Child?
- What Is Chrism Oil?
- How Long Does a Baptism Ceremony Take?
- How Do I Choose Godparents?
- What Does the Bible Say About Baptism?
- What Does the Bible Say About Communion?
- How Do I Explain That Baptism Washes Away Sin?
- What Gifts Do You Give for a Baptism?
- What Gifts Do You Give for a First Communion?
- How Do I Write a Baptism Speech?
- What Is a Baptism Gown?
- How Do I Explain the Real Presence to My Child?
- What Is First Reconciliation?
- How Do I Choose A Confirmation Saint Name?
- What Is a Baptismal Candle?
- How Do I Explain To My Kid Why We Take Communion?
- What Is the Age of Reason in the Catholic Church?
- What Bible Verses Are Used At Communion?
- What Bible Verses Are Used At Baptism?
- How Do I Prepare for My Child's Confirmation?
- What Is a Baptism Dedication?
- How Do I Explain The Difference Between Christening And Baptism?
- What Is Holy Orders?
- How Do I Explain Marriage as a Sacrament?
- What Is Anointing Of The Sick?
- What Is the Biblical Meaning of Baptism?
- How Do I Plan a Christian Baptism Ceremony?
- What Should My Child Wear to First Communion?
- What Is a Christening?
- What Is a Godparent's Role in Baptism?
- How Do I Explain Confession to My Child?
- What Happens at a Protestant Baptism?
- What Happens At A Catholic Baptism?
- How Do I Explain the Eucharist to a Child?
- What Is the Sacrament of Reconciliation for Kids?
- What Is Confirmation In The Christian Faith?
- How Do I Prepare My Child for First Communion?
- What Is Believer's Baptism?
- What Is Infant Baptism?
- What Age Should My Child Be Baptized?
Prayer
Bedtime, mealtime, and everyday prayers to build with your kids.
- What Is the 5 Finger Prayer for Kids?
- What Is The ACTS Prayer Method For Kids?
- How Do I Teach My Child To Journal Prayers?
- How Do I Pray With My Child Before A Big Test?
- How Do I Pray for My Anxious Child?
- How Do I Teach A Child To Pray For Others?
- What Are Prayers For Kids At School?
- What Are Short Morning Prayers For Kids?
- How Do I Make Prayer a Habit for Kids?
- How Do I Teach Kids the Lord's Prayer?
- How Do I Pray With a Toddler?
- What Is a Good Mealtime Prayer for Kids?
- What Are The Best Bedtime Prayers For Kids?
- How Do I Teach My Kids To Pray?
How these answers are written
Every answer follows the same shape, because that is what a parent standing in a kitchen at 7pm actually needs.
- The short answer first. Two or three sentences you can say out loud to a child without reading further.
- The passage it rests on. Chapter and verse, so you can check it rather than take our word for it.
- Where traditions differ. When Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant families answer differently, we say so plainly instead of pretending there is one answer.
- What to do tonight. One concrete next step — a prayer, a question at dinner, a verse to learn together.
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