Footsteps 72

FAMILY LIFE

Photo: Marcus Perkins, Tearfund

This issue of Footsteps focuses on the family. It looks at issues such as marriage, child health, discipline and care for children, and shares practical ideas on playing with babies and young children.

In many communities across the world, war, displacement and the impact of the AIDS pandemic have resulted in increasing numbers of orphans and child-headed households. Churches and communities are facing up to this challenge as traditional family systems break down. One positive approach is child-to-child initiatives that mobilise young people to help provide care and support for orphans and vulnerable children in their community.

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A home for the homeless by Ieda Maria Siebra Bochio. Casa Filadélfia (CAF) is a Christian organisation in São Paulo, Brazil, that supports children, adolescents and families living with or affected by HIV. CAF projects are designed to reach out to people who are excluded ... More >>

Bible study: Fatherhood by Rev Joe M Kapolyo. In the Bible God is often referred to as Father. He is the father of Jesus Christ in a very personal and unique way. But Jesus taught us all to call God our father. Read Matthew 6:5-15 God is a father to us in both the natu... More >>

Big brothers and sisters by Philippa Miner. Big Brothers and Sisters of Cambodia (BBSC) began as part of a community-based project to support the hundreds of children orphaned by AIDS in poor urban areas of Cambodia. A group of ten Christian young people were recruited as ... More >>

Disciplining children by Mandy Marshall. Talking to a parent or caregiver about appropriate discipline can be diffi cult. Attitudes to disciplining children may vary in different cultures, and usually parents are acting out of love and care for the child. However, some ... More >>

Early child care by Dr Patrice Engle. People working to improve child health often focus on medical health, such as preventing and treating common childhood illnesses, and encouraging good nutrition. Physical health is very important, but a child’s mental, social a... More >>

Editorial This issue of Footsteps focuses on the family. It looks at issues such as marriage, child health, discipline and care for children, and shares practical ideas on playing with babies and young children. In many communities across the world, war, dis... More >>

Farewell from Isabel In 1988 I was first asked by Tearfund to spend a few hours a week editing the newsletter Footsteps to Health. At the time it had a distribution of about 1,000 English readers. Now, nearly 20 years later, Footsteps is widely known around the world wit... More >>

Letters Snail farming At the Centre for Indigenous Knowledge and Endogenous Development (CIKED) we have been training people about snail farming. This is to protect wild snails as well as to meet the ever increasing demand for snail meat. Our snail project... More >>

Marriage by Lyn Lusi. Recently, HEAL Africa did a survey of attitudes and behaviour around gender issues in Pangi, Maniema province in the Democratic Republic of Congo. One man told the researcher: ‘I have a happy marriage. I have a peaceful, happy home. My... More >>

Playing with babies and young children Children play because it is fun, but play is also key to their learning and development. Play helps them to learn new skills, communicate, gain confidence, relate to other people and find out about themselves and the world. All children – both girls ... More >>

Resources PILLARS Training DVD PILLARS encourages groups of all kinds to own their own development through discussion-based learning. PILLARS Guides provide a range of information topics to help people to implement change in their communities. This trainin... More >>

Status of women in India by Joyce Vaghela. Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, said, ‘You can tell the condition of a nation by looking at the status of its women’. The Beijing Declaration at the Fourth World Conference on Women (1995) point 13 says, ‘Wome... More >>

The role of the father by Rev Joe Kapolyo. Many people think that looking after children is primarily a ‘woman’s role’. The subject of fatherhood is often neglected. Both parents should be actively involved in bringing up their children. The role of a father is very impo... More >>

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