Parents, Watch Out for Bad Advice...

Parents, Watch Out for Bad Advice by Joan McConnell

The Harvest USA Podcast by Harvest USA
Jul 31, 2026
08:58

Episode notes

When it comes to sexuality and gender, advice for parents is plentiful. There is no shortage of voices telling parents how they should raise their kids or support their adult children regarding these topics.

How can Christian parents discern whether such advice is good or bad.

Today’s episode from Joan McConnell explores the following five diagnostic questions parents can apply to the advice they receive…

  1. Does the advice prioritize the child’s happiness as a goal?
  2. Does the advice regard the child’s feelings or choices as primary or directive?
  3. Does the advice minimize human fallenness?
  4. Doe the advice dilute the authority of Scripture?
  5. Does the advice minimize God?

If you’re trying to raise kids who honor God with their sexuality or need help interacting with an adult child who embraces worldly categories for sex and gender, this episode will give you the tools you need to discern through the mountains of advice the culture and Christians are offering.

Read along here: https://harvestusa.org/parents-watch-out-for-bad-advice/

Keywords

LGBTQ+
Biblical Sexuality
Christian Parenting
Parents of LGBTQ+