We chose family mainly but 2 friends as well. These friends are long time friends, so less chance of losing touch.They all love our kids so much, and that was the main thing for us.

Wish I could ‘redo’ too, I chose a workmate (blame hormones) we have lost contact….

Godparents are people who will be good role models for your child/children as they grow up. People who will be there for them when they need advice (if you’re not around). Godly people, people who’ll take care of them should anything happen to you. Be it family or very close friends. They must be people you trust though.

Good role models and family is best, they will always be in your life

Choose people that will always be part of your life and families life

For my first child i chose my best friend and her husband. They are awsome and treat my child as their own. For my second child i chose my brother and my husbands sister and that was also a good choice no regrets.

One god parent here. My bestest ever friend who has always been there for me no matter what! I didntthink much of god parents and when searchin online it seems to be more of a religious thing. But i am in no way religious. And still saw a godparent as very fitting and needed! No responsibilities, more of a title! But deinately someone who my kids can tun to when needed.

In my life, friendships come and go, even the ones that often seem forever, geography or differing opinion can drive a wedge. Family however have an obligation to love you and be connected to you, so I would think asking family members ensures your child has their godparent right through their life.

A god parent is not a legal guardian. their responsibility is to guide them spiritually and if something happened to you it would be the legal guardians or if you have not made a will it is family who have the say. But you can write them into your will to look after them if you wish.

We chose both our sisters to be the godparents as we didn’t want to choose one over the other. I’m not sure who i’d choose for our next child though.

My children don’t have Godparents as we aren’t Catholic. I am a Godmother to my close childhood friend’s baby. My role is not to look after him if anything were to happen to them as that role would go to his Grandparents or Aunts, but just simply be involved in his life and help guide him. I was so honoured to be asked and it’s lovely as I only have girls so he is like the son I never had 🙂

I think you need to factor in a few things… Can the person financially support your child for several years. Can the person give your child the time and attention they will need as they grow. Can the person integrate with your community and your child’s social activities and friends. Does the person hold the same values as you. This is such a tricky decision to make, as you need to be certain the person you choose can “tick all the boxes” each and every day, as we never know when something awful may happen.

All i can say is choose carefully… i did great choosing my daughters godparents but with my sons i made the decision to have my closest friend, the friendship wnt south and she wont even talk to my son anymore… i wish i could ‘redo’ because i have a friend who adores my son and even though we dont see each other so much she is always here when we need her… and spiritually she is an amazing person

I dont have godparents for my kids. We have appointed legal guadians in our wills in the event of something happening.

We didn’t choose any godparents. I guess the choice would be based on a friend or family member whom you trust wholeheartedly and someone that you know shows interest in how you are coping with you new addition.

I have my best friend as god mum and my husbands best friend as god father, lots of people have family, but I think family are already part of the family so including best friends makes it special for you and them 😉

we chose friends for our 3 kids to be godparents, but if i had my time again i would choose my sister for one of them for sure

My kids dont have a god parents ,if it ever came to that which i doubt i am sure there will always be some one their to help

we chose his sister and her husband to be legal guardians if anything happens, but we were put under pressure to chistian her. Not being particuarly religious, I felt it would be wrong to go through the whole thing, especially as some parts of his family would then take it as an open invitation to shove their particualr religion at us… If you are not sure, why not have a naming ceremony instead?

I picked the godmother and my hubby picked the godfather
it was easy for me I picked my best friend someone I trust totally and love to bits
hubby picked his brother.