https://www.familylife.com Pursue what matters most. Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:54:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.familylife.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/1001/2025/02/cropped-Favicon-Icon_512x512-1.png?w=32 https://www.familylife.com 32 32 236231178 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/how-to-navigate-conversations-about-sex-and-gender-with-your-kids-rachel-gilson/ https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/how-to-navigate-conversations-about-sex-and-gender-with-your-kids-rachel-gilson/#respond Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:36:27 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/how-to-navigate-conversations-about-sex-and-gender-with-your-kids-rachel-gilson/ How can Christian parents confidently navigate conversations about sexuality and gender in today's progressive culture? Rachel Gilson, author of Parenting Without Panic: In an LGBT-Affirming World, Discipling Our Kids with Jesus' Truth and Love, shares her powerful personal experiences and insights with hosts Dave and Ann Wilson.]]> https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/how-to-navigate-conversations-about-sex-and-gender-with-your-kids-rachel-gilson/feed/ 0 317477 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/shame-free-sex-talks-to-have-with-your-kids-mary-flo-ridley-megan-michelson/ https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/shame-free-sex-talks-to-have-with-your-kids-mary-flo-ridley-megan-michelson/#respond Tue, 22 Jul 2025 08:15:19 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/shame-free-sex-talks-to-have-with-your-kids-mary-flo-ridley-megan-michelson/ Are you a parent who feels overwhelmed or ill-equipped to talk about sex with your kids? You’re not alone! In this episode, Mary Flo and Megan from Birds & Bees unpack how to have ongoing, age-appropriate conversations about sexuality.]]> https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/shame-free-sex-talks-to-have-with-your-kids-mary-flo-ridley-megan-michelson/feed/ 0 316877 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/how-to-parent-without-panic-in-an-lgbt-affirming-world-rachel-gilson/ https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/how-to-parent-without-panic-in-an-lgbt-affirming-world-rachel-gilson/#respond Thu, 17 Jul 2025 08:10:18 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/how-to-parent-without-panic-in-an-lgbt-affirming-world-rachel-gilson/ Parenting in an LGBT-affirming world can be daunting, but Rachel Gilson, author of “Parenting Without Panic,” is here to equip you! In this FamilyLife Today episode]]> https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/how-to-parent-without-panic-in-an-lgbt-affirming-world-rachel-gilson/feed/ 0 316798 https://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/parenting/parenting-challenges/sexual-wholeness/hooked-the-bonding-power-of-sex/ Tue, 26 Sep 2023 16:49:09 +0000 https://sites-stage.familylife.com/flministries/?p=9162 Why parents need to help their children navigate the sexually-charged adolescent years.]]> 9162 https://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/parenting/parenting-challenges/sexual-wholeness/talking-to-kids-about-sex-dont-forget-about-identity/ Fri, 15 Sep 2023 18:41:51 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/?p=158255 Identity and sex are vitally tied—and not just in LGBT+ conversations. In talking to kids about sex, identity is more important than you think.]]> 158255 https://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/parenting/parenting-challenges/sexual-wholeness/talking-to-your-kids-about-sex-why-when-and-how/ Thu, 07 Sep 2023 19:38:27 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/?p=157796 While your parents may have dreaded talking to you about sex, you get to change the narrative. Because talking to your kids about sex is not just talking to them about sex.]]> 157796 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/when-is-it-okay-to-have-sex/ Tue, 08 Feb 2022 13:02:10 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/when-is-it-okay-to-have-sex/ When is it okay to have sex? Author Sean McDowell gives the critical need-to-know about when to have sexâ€"and avoid destruction and regret.]]> 307397 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/having-the-talk-with-teens/ Wed, 05 Jan 2022 13:02:07 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/having-the-talk-with-teens/ How can we articulate God’s high, beautiful view of sex to teens? Drs. Beth Robinson & Latayne Scott offer ideas.]]> 307359 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/having-the-talk-with-kids-when-why-and-how-not-to-make-it-awkward/ Mon, 03 Jan 2022 13:02:09 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/having-the-talk-with-kids-when-why-and-how-not-to-make-it-awkward/ Need to have "the talk" with kids—but clueless where to start? Drs. Beth Robinson & Latayne Scott offer tips to vitally shape your kids’ worldview…without making everything weird.]]> 307354 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/unpacking-the-baggage/ Fri, 26 Apr 2019 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/unpacking-the-baggage/ On our wedding day we think the vow we make to our spouse will be enough for our marriage. Dave and Ann Wilson share about some baggage that we need to prepare for prior to marriage.]]> 304981 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/old-rules-new-rules/ Thu, 25 Apr 2019 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/old-rules-new-rules/ The culture has old rules on how to do love, sex, and dating and they really don't work. Dave Wilson explains some new rules that do work.]]> 304979 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/healing-from-sexual-abuse/ Tue, 09 Apr 2019 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/healing-from-sexual-abuse/ Siblings Jessica Thompson and Joel Fitzpatrick explain why it's important to talk to your children about sex. Joel talks honestly about the sexual abuse he suffered at the hands of a distant family member.]]> 304954 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/being-intentional-with-your-kids/ Mon, 08 Apr 2019 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/being-intentional-with-your-kids/ Siblings Jessica Thompson and Joel Fitzpatrick know the challenge parents face of talking to our kids about sex. They also know that the culture we're in requires that we intentionally educate them.]]> 304952 https://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/parenting/parenting-challenges/sexual-wholeness/have-you-talked-to-your-kids-about-sex/ Wed, 20 Mar 2019 19:16:08 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/?p=51184 The sex talk and gender conversations in your home don’t have to be big, awkward productions. But they do need to happen. The sooner the better.]]> 51184 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/life-in-a-large-family/ Fri, 09 Nov 2018 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/life-in-a-large-family/ Author September McCarthy and her husband, Dan, tell the story of how they met and married. The McCarthys also give their best parenting advice for many challenging issues.]]> 300455 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/changing-our-thinking-about-human-sexuality/ Fri, 24 Aug 2018 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/changing-our-thinking-about-human-sexuality/ Dr. Juli Slattery explains what it means when parents sexually disciple their children on the biblical view of sex. What we think about sex begins with what we think about God.]]> 300347 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/what-does-god-think-about-sex/ Thu, 23 Aug 2018 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/what-does-god-think-about-sex/ Dr. Juli Slattery encourages parents to talk to their children about God's design for sexuality, even if the conversation is awkward. She lists some key points for parents to discuss with their kids.]]> 300345 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/marriage-and-your-children/ Tue, 17 Jul 2018 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/marriage-and-your-children/ Josh Mulvihill reminds parents that children learn what marriage is by watching them. Parents must start early teaching and modeling a biblical view of marriage for their children.]]> 300299