Guilt-Free Parenting is a seris of 7 talks which is very flexible and can be used in several ways. It addresses directly the relevance of Baptism, Reconciliation and Eucharist as opportunities to build and nourish family life. The talks are a mixture of teaching and moving stories which arouse and develop questions that can be discussed in small groups.
By using Scripture, doctrine and some contemporary spiritual writers this series attempts to relate the day to day challenge of parenthood with the guidance that the Church offers. it is not a catechism or a summary of Catholic teaching and it does not assume that all the parents are Catholic.
The talks are given by David Wells. He is married to Alison, and they have three children. He has been a senior teacher at a Catholic School in the East Midlands. Currently he is Director of RE in the Plymouth Diocese and speaks throughout the UK and internationally. David's vision is to offer the support and encouragement that parents need to recognise how valuable they are.
The seven talks (one per VHS video) are:
- Who would be a parent? (V1919)
- Why bother with Baptism? (V1921)
- Confession - do they still do that? (V1651)
- The Mass - do we need it? (V1785)
- How do children believe? (V1726)
- How can parents help? (V1725)
- Parents for life! (V1818)
This series forms part of the CaFE (Catholic Faith Experience) resources, designed to help Catholics meeting in small groups in order to get more out of their faith and to find new ways of sharing the Good News.