Parent FAQs

The A Fertile Heart programme is an ideal resource for parents to use with their children at home as a way of supplementing the academic and social education they receive in school.

Many parents now have a different attitude toward supporting home learning, not least because of the challenging experiences due to Covid and partial closures in the last two years. Because of this, we’re adamant about providing a great resource to help enhance and enrich home-based learning.

You may only be partially in agreement or comfortable with what your child receives in school about issues concerning sexual morality, and that is absolutely fine.

We sincerely hope your relationship with the school is mutually open, transparent and supportive in addressing your concerns.

No one knows your child nor loves your child as much as you do. The parent-child bond is utterly unique, and it is one which we at A Fertile Heart wish to truly serve and reaffirm through engagement with the dynamic resources we offer.

That is why we want both the schools that use our resources and the parents of the children attending those schools to work together to explore the programme’s content as partners in a shared task – the personal, moral, spiritual, social, and social-cultural education of children.

So yes, to answer the question directly, you most definitely can initiate the introduction of our materials into your child’s school. And we can help you do this! We have years of experience working directly with schools, so if you can make the introduction, we are happy to take things from there!

There is no greater, more rewarding task than for parents, who truly are the first educators, to be proactive in guiding their child through the confusing climate of confusing messages about identity and sexuality. Your duty in exercising this formational role is the birthright of the child. A Fertile Heart can help you step up to embrace that responsibility with renewed confidence and to see it more as an exciting loving duty and less of a burden.

Much of this provision is sensible and positive, especially on the issue of how to help young people stay safe online. But, throughout frequent conversations with parents, we have discovered that many have understandable reservations and natural anxieties about what their child may or may not be taught in the classroom about sex and sexuality, including gender ideology.

Despite reassurances from government guidance and policy and those in leadership positions of the schools themselves, parents are aware that things just aren’t right and ought to be considerably better.

I’m not homeschooling my child and would like to explore the potential of the school they attend adopting A Fertile Heart. Is this possible, and can you help me?

You may only be partially in agreement or comfortable with what your child receives in school about issues concerning sexual morality, and that is absolutely fine. We sincerely hope your relationship with the school is mutually open, transparent and supportive in addressing your concerns. No one knows your child nor loves your child as much as you do. The parent-child bond is utterly unique, and it is one which we at A Fertile Heart wish to truly serve and reaffirm through engagement with the dynamic resources we offer. That is why we want both the schools that use our resources and the parents of the children attending those schools to work together to explore the programme’s content as partners in a shared task – the personal, moral, spiritual, social, and social-cultural education of children.

So yes, to answer the question directly, you most definitely can initiate the introduction of our materials into your child’s school. And we can help you do this! We have years of experience working directly with schools, so if you can make the introduction, we are happy to take things from there!

There is no greater, more rewarding task than for parents, who truly are the first educators, to be proactive in guiding their child through the confusing climate of confusing messages about identity and sexuality. Your duty in exercising this formational role is the birthright of the child. A Fertile Heart can help you step up to embrace that responsibility with renewed confidence and to see it more as an exciting loving duty and less of a burden.

Parents and carers will find that exploring the content of A Fertile Heart together is a rewarding experience. The materials trigger conversations and discussions that might not otherwise come about. The themes are presented in such a way as to enable young people to feel they have the space, confidence and most importantly, the knowledge to speak freely about topics concerning their personal development in a way that will help them feel empowered.

The spirit of open dialogue that the programme encourages means that the bond between parents/carers and children is more likely to deepen and strengthen, especially within the supportive environment of the home. You’ll find lots of guidance within the materials that help cover every topic.

Young people are the future, and as parents and educators, we have a duty of care to make sure they are equipped in life to make choices and decisions that will truly help them develop into happy and healthy members of the church and wider society. As you’re well aware, young people are exposed to lots of peer pressure [good and bad]. They are at constant risk of encountering unhelpful and even illegal material via the web and social media.

A Fertile Heart can help you talk about these things effectively, hoping that we can help guide them in the right direction, but also so that they can learn and navigate relationships in the digital space with wisdom and confidence.

Things like kindness, treating others how we want to be treated, and having the courage to confront bullying is a large part of what we explore. By using our resources, you can gradually ensure your children understand what it means to be truly kind and inclusive of others from an early age.

A Fertile Heart discusses “tolerance” a great deal. Why? Because it’s not enough for children to be taught that bullying or being unkind to others is cruel and intolerable for the person who suffers. Children also need to be helped to appreciate that the unique personhood of every individual must be cherished and valued whoever they are, wherever they are from, whatever their personal circumstances might be.

So, we don’t avoid difficult and emotive topics such as LGBT issues or preoccupation with self-image or anxiety. However, we do approach and explore these types of issues in a way that challenges the all too easy option of people being labelled and applying superficial labels to others.

A Fertile Heart champions the unique personality and personhood of everyone, not a cause or a campaign. Therefore, we are confident that the materials and the way they are presented are educational and supportive, where the principles of truth and compassion are the themes threaded throughout all the material.

All conscientious parents want their children to learn new ways of being thoughtful and critical thinkers about the big questions of life and the social environment they are growing up in.

If you’re looking for great ideas and resources to help you support your child in that journey of discovery, to help them both pose and answer deep questions about what makes for fulfilment, happiness, and virtuous achievement, then look no further than A Fertile Heart.

We all desire our children to learn to love themselves well, to know and understand what sensitivity towards others really entails, to know how to exercise patience, understanding and true compassion towards others.

The best lessons in life are the ones that gradually, over time, enable us to choose to love and serve others in a conscious, intentional way. What better way to ensure your child absorbs those values and practical insights than by accompanying them personally and regularly in their intellectual, moral and emotional growth by sharing the Fertile Heart vision.

Don’t worry. Our materials will guide and inspire you afresh to re-evaluate your own priorities, perhaps and in so doing, open up whole new ways of giving and receiving love from your child. An adventure awaits. Let’s step out on the journey together, trusting in both your unique parental instincts and the wisdom of the ages!