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Real Kids, Real Faith
Practices for Nurturing Children's Spiritual Lives
“With gentle wisdom grounded in solid theology and child development theory, Karen Marie Yust provides parents practical ways to help their kids grow in faith. I highly recommend it.” “Real Kids, Real Faith is thoughtful and practical, affirming and challenging, steeped in traditions and grounded in contemporary life. By avoiding pat answers on the one hand and abstract philosophy on the other, Karen Marie Yust offers the inspiration and tools needed to nurture life-shaping faithfulness in children” “This is the most balanced and useful guide to the spiritual growth of children that I know. Written by a wise professor and loving mother, this book will enrich the spiritual lives of children as it deepens the spiritual lives of parents.” “Parents interested in how children incorporate a spiritual worldview will find this book illuminating. Drawing on child psychology, anthropological and theological perspectives on acculturation, and development of a spiritual system, Karen Marie Yust offers an explicit understanding of how children can be encouraged to incorporate spirituality into their lives. Personal anecdotes help to illustrate her insights."
—Michele Borba, author, Building Moral Intelligence, and No More Misbehavin’
—Eugene C. Roehlkepartain, Search Institute
—Don Browning, University of Chicago and author, Marriage and Modernization
—Cyndie White, comanager, Harvard University Office of Work/Life and Family Resources
Karen Marie Yust (Author), Eugene C. Roehlkepartain (Foreword by)
9780787964078, Wiley
Hardback, published 20 April 2004
240 pages
23.2 x 16.4 x 2.3 cm, 0.425 kg
In a culture that has lost touch with love, compassion, and meaning, how can parents be intentional about building a spiritual foundation for their children’s development? In looking to their own upbringing for guidance, parents often feel even more at a loss—they don’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 children’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 children’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.
Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgments. Introduction: The Quest to Support Our Children’s Spiritual Lives. Chapter 1: What’s Faith Got to Do with Childhood? Chapter 2: Creating a Spiritual World for Children to Inhabit. Chapter 3: Telling Stories That Draw Children into a Life of Faith. Chapter 4: Helping Children Name God’s Presence in Their Lives. Chapter 5: Praying with Children. Chapter 6: Supporting Children as They Grow in Spiritual Awareness. Chapter 7: Acting Out Our Spirituality with Children. Conclusion: Finding a Faith Community to Call Your Own. Thinking About Children and Faith: Questions for Reflection and Discussion. References. The Author. Index. Credits.
Subject Areas: Self-help & personal development [VS]
