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.

About Us Subscribe

A New Year’s Imaginative Meditation

As the year winds down, children (and adults) begin to wonder what the new year might bring. They may hope for a new start or that the good of the last year will follow them into the next.

… More
  • A Christmas Candle Meditation

    The buildup to Christmas can leave children quivering with excitement by the time the holiday rolls around. There’s the uncertainty of whether highly coveted gifts will appear under the tree.

    … More
    Giving and Receiving

    Hanukkah is in full swing and Christmas is just around the corner, which means children are caught up in the excitement of gift-giving and receiving.

    … More
  • Grieving with The Memory Tree

    The Christmas after their dad died, my children were struggling. Holiday activities were painful reminders that he was no longer here to celebrate.

    … More
    Hanukkah as a Model of Perseverance

    “Isaac’s mom taught us how to play dreidel today,” my daughter reported after I picked her up from a playdate.

    … More
  • Kids & AI Relationships

    A friend shared that her preschooler likes to ask Alexa questions. The way Alexa’s speaker lights up in response to her voice is part of the appeal.

    … More
    Managing Big Holiday Emotions

    During her school holiday show, my kindergartener and two of her classmates burst into tears as they stepped on stage.

    … More