LifeDate Fall 2025 – Life … as We Age
by Grace MacPherson
Suggestions for ways young people can support the For Life movement.
I almost didn’t write an article for this edition of LifeDate because I’m 19 and not exactly experienced when it comes to this edition’s theme. But as important a topic as aging is, the other end of the age spectrum can be just as overlooked. I’ve been involved in prolife activities from a young age and have seen firsthand the difference that children and teens can make. So here are some suggestions for ways young people can support that movement. (And for the adults reading, I encourage you to pass this on to the children and teens in your life!)
10 and Under
- Play with younger children, whether your little siblings or other children. This gives their moms and dads a break and makes their job as parents easier.
- Make cards or draw pictures for families with a new baby. If you are able, you can also crochet or knit a baby hat, baby booties, or a washcloth.
- Be patient and kind toward your younger siblings, even if they’re being annoying. Remember that you used to be that age, too!
11-15
- Offer to babysit for your mom or families at church. Consider babysitting for free, especially for your own family and for families who might struggle to afford a babysitter.
- Run a lemonade stand and give the proceeds to your local pregnancy resource center or a national prolife organization. If you spread the word at local churches, a lot of people will come by just to donate to the pregnancy center!
- Volunteer to help with an event at your local pregnancy resource center, doing simple tasks like helping with registration or handing out name tags.
- Bake cookies or make a meal for a family with a new baby. You can also make a care package with a baby hat, a blanket, a stuffed animal, and so forth.
- If you enjoy knitting, crocheting, or sewing, donate baby hats or blankets to your local pregnancy resource center.
16-18
- Join your high school or college prolife group. If one doesn’t exist, consider starting one. Y4Life.org has some fantastic resources!
- Speak positively about children and large families, including your own desire to be a parent someday.
- Volunteer to help your local pregnancy resource center. Ask what their needs are, and what you can do to help.
- Encourage your friends to live in chastity and affirm the beauty of marriage and family.
- Run a fundraiser for your local pregnancy resource center or a national organization. You could do something simple, like a lemonade stand or bake sale, or something more involved. (For example, when I was 16, I recruited friends to help me make 3,000 bracelets, representing the 3,000 babies who lose their lives to abortion each day, which we sold to support my local pregnancy resource center.)
- As your friends begin to get married and have children, support and encourage them in building strong and godly families.
- When your friends suffer from miscarriages and infertility, mourn with them and remind them of God’s love that endures in all circumstances.
As a child or teen, it can be easy to feel like you can’t do much for the prolife cause. But I encourage you to try your hand at some of these ideas! God will use your work, however small, for His glory.