Talking About Pro-life Topics With Your Children This Holiday Season

The holidays are often a busy time, filled with family gatherings and celebrations. For Christians, it’s also a time to express gratitude and celebrate the birth of Jesus. It can be both a festive and purposeful season – with some parents wondering how to engage in more meaningful conversations with their children. Are you wondering how to incorporate pro-life topics with your children this holiday season? How do you use this season to discuss the significance of life? 

Caring Network is a pro-life organization with seven pregnancy centers in Illinois. We celebrate the gift of life – in the holiday season and every day! We’re here to provide compassionate services to women going through unexpected pregnancies, to come alongside them and empower them to choose life. Through the support of partners, churches, and businesses in the community, our goal is to reach more women and save more lives in 2023. If you’d like to learn more about our mission, reach out to us today!

Talking About Pro-Life Topics Can Be Hard

First of all, it’s great that you want to talk about pro-life topics with your kids, anytime of year! Kudos to you for wanting to integrate pro-life values and discussions in their childhoods. Talking about topics related to life and abortion can be hard. Also, the holidays are a very busy time of year with lots of distractions. Figuring out how to integrate conversations about life may not always be at the forefront. But be encouraged that any efforts you make are not in vain. Taking the steps to talk about pro-life matters, even if they are small steps, make a difference!

Tips for Talking About Pro-Life Issues With Your Children

1. Keep the conversation age-appropriate. It may go without saying, but tailor your conversation with your children to their own level. If you have kids of different ages, you may choose to chat with them separately, or pick a format that the oldest and youngest can both understand.
2. Utilize tools and resources. Is there a book that you’d like to use? Or is there a short video that touches on pro-life issues that you could watch together as a family? Can you take time to talk about this topic through some of your current family traditions or activities? There are many resources available to help. For example, Students for Life has a list of 5 pro-life books that they suggest as Christmas gifts. Some families take time during the holidays to bake a Happy Birthday Jesus cake and discuss what it means. There are loads of options out there!
3. Share from your own experiences. Have you gone through an unexpected pregnancy yourself? Or perhaps you know someone who went through that experience? Regardless, maybe you feel passionate about pro-life causes and feel a burden for those who have dealt with an unexpected pregnancy. This is a helpful place to start from, as you seek to engage your children on this important topic, as you can share empathetically based on your own first-hand knowledge.

If this is your first time engaging your kids in a conversation surrounding life – you’re already making great strides! It can feel intimidating knowing how to tackle this topic. Thanks for putting forth the time, energy, and passion to share the value of life with younger generations.

Caring Network understands the importance of life – and seeks to empower, educate, and support so that more lives are saved every day. Our seven pregnancy centers in Illinois (with more on the way!) provide free, vital services that equip women to choose life for their babies. Join with us in our efforts today!