Real Kids Real Faith is reimagining how children’s spirituality looks, sounds, and acts in this moment.

Our Vision

Growing up human today means facing big challenges and high expectations. So we’re rethinking how to help children respond creatively to whatever life brings their way.

Children’s spiritual lives don’t come prepackaged, but are stitched together by snuggles on the sofa, tears over a lost lovey, and gaming with friends next door. Their spirituality is also shaped by a parent’s job loss, learning challenges, and allergies that mean nobody else can have peanut butter.

The good, the bad, the really hard – it affects a child’s spirit. And we’ll address it all.

The ideas you’ll find here are research-based, motivated by a desire to see kids flourish in significant ways. This is important work, best done together. We’re glad you’ve joined us.

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Choosing Kindness

“I don’t like it when grandma tells me I have to clean my plate,” says my daughter. “But I guess her dad told her that growing up.

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  • Exploring Spiritual Themes in The Bad Guys 2

    One of my children got in trouble for talking out of turn in class. They thought they were being funny,

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    How Kids Learn to Be Generous

    “One for you, and one for me. Another for you, and another for me.” My son was counting out candies for himself and a friend.

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  • Spiritual Journey Boards

    “It’s hard to remember to breathe when I’m mad,” said my youngest child. Both I and his teachers had been advocating breathing practices as ways to manage big emotions.

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    Hooking Children’s Attention

    It’s every volunteer and professional teacher’s most challenging task: attracting and keeping children’s attention. Some believe that it all comes down to an outgoing personality,

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  • Exploring Purpose with SMURFS

    The Smurfs were some of my favorite cartoon characters when I was a child. Their happy song and commitment to working together resonated with me.

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    Kids & Play

    Do you remember your favorite game as a child? One of mine was playing jacks. I practiced bouncing that small rubber ball and scooping up pieces for hours.

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