In Other Words: Talking to Kids About Stuff That Matters

About In Other Words: Talking to Kids About Stuff That Matters

Interviews, resources and practical ideas for parents from a progressive Christian perspective. If you've ever had a question about how to talk about sex, death, race, LGTBQ equality or are looking for strategies to address discipline challenges, develop resiliency or help kids stay engaged when school is crushing their curiosity, this is the place for you. Rev. Amelia Richardson Dress is a United Church of Christ pastor, a writer who frequently covers education, parenting and spirituality and a parent committed to teaching kids about the expansive love of God.

Publisher

Amelia Richardson Dress

Category

kids & family

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

30 Oct 2019

Latest episode

10 Mar 2020

Latest episodes

5 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   10 Mar 2020

   Philosophy with Children

   An interview with Kelly Cowling, Executive Director of Grey Havens.

2. 

   4 Dec 2019

   Katrina Pratt: Anything can be taught through the lens of curiousity

   Rev. Amelia talks with Katrina Pratt about curiosity, presence and making meaning in this short and inspirational interview.

3. 

   13 Nov 2019

   End of Life Decisions: Conversations for the Thanksgiving Holiday

   In this episode Amelia talks with Amanda Meier, Project Coordinator for Boulder County Conversation Project, an organization that helps people have all the hard conversations about end of life issues. Amanda and Amelia talk about end of life conversations as a parent of younger children, what conversations your children should be part of and how to (not) spring the topic on your family over the Thanksgiving table.

4. 

   6 Nov 2019

   Grief, Death and Faith: Spiritual Comfort without the Baggage

   After the interview on grief and grieving with Rev. Elsa Cook last week, Amelia continues the conversation with ideas for how to talk to kids about death including how to talk about life after death without lapsing into the cold comfort of trite sayings.

5. 

   30 Oct 2019

   Grief, Parenting and the Failure of Quick Fixes

   In this kick-off episode to the second series of In Other Words, Rev. Amelia Richardson Dress interviews Rev. Elsa Cook about the grief of losing her mom when she was a child, how this grief affects her parenting today and what she's learned about helping others.

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