Real Kids, Real Faith: Practices for Nurturing Children's

Real Kids, Real Faith: Practices for Nurturing Children's Spiritual Lives (J-B Families and Faith Series)

In a culture that has lost touch with love, compassion, and meaning, how can parents be intentional about building a spiritual foundation for their childrenâ€™s development? In looking to their own upbringing for guidance, parents often feel even more at a lossâ€”they donâ€™t want to make the same mistakes their parents did, so they either become too strict, or they take a completely hands-off approach. A pastor, a teacher, and a mother, Karen Marie Yust offers a refreshing array of resources and provisions to guide and sustain parents and children on thier mutual journey. Drawn from a three-year study of childrenâ€™s spirituality, as well as the best in theological tradition and literature, Real Kids, Real Faith provides insight and a variety of helpful tips for nurturing childrenâ€™s spiritual and religious formation. Yust challenges the prevailing notion that children are unable to grasp religious concepts and encourages parents to recognize children as capable of authentic faith.

Real Kids, Real Faith: Practices for Nurturing Children's Spiritual Lives (J-B Families and Faith Series)