Supporting the Spiritual Lives of Children
Facilitated by Vanessa Caruso
Research shows that we all have an inborn capacity for a spiritual life – ⅓ of that capacity is innate and ⅔’s is environmentally formed. As caregivers, parents, grandparents, and citizens, we all have the tremendous opportunity to support the flourishing of children’s spirituality.
Participants in this interactive workshop will:
- Reflect on their own moments of meaning, mystery or transcendence as a child
- Explore the unique aspects of children’s spiritual formation
- Learn the remarkable health benefits of children who have a positive, dynamic relationship to spirituality
- Receive simple techniques to companion children in their meaning-making endeavors
- Experiment with some child-like practices that are natural to children
- Wonder together how these insights can be translated in a variety of caregiving settings
