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# 5 Principles for Starting Faith Conversations with Kids
- URL: https://thepulse.org/en/5-principles-for-starting-faith-conversations-with-kids/
- Published: 2024-03-20T05:00:49.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-06T18:36:07.000Z
- Description: Which faith questions do you wish you had talked through with your parents before you left home? Natasha Crain shares five principles to help you start those conversations with your own kids.
- Author: Natasha Crain
- Tags: Articles, #target-parents, #topic-faith-questions, #age-children, #age-teens, #target-leaders, #context-home

Think back to the years right after you left home. Were there questions about God you wrestled with on your own, questions you wish you had talked through with your parents first? Natasha Crain had a whole list of them, from why God wants us to worship him to what “God’s will” really means.

Crain is a speaker, the author of five books and the host of *The Natasha Crain Podcast*. She wants to help Christians think clearly about what it means to hold a biblical view of the world in a culture that doesn’t share it. In this post from her blog, first published in 2012, she starts from a simple observation: deep conversations about faith rarely happen by themselves. If they’re going to happen at home, parents have to make them part of their parenting on purpose.

She offers five principles to get started. Know what you’re aiming for: one refrain that all your conversations keep coming back to. Make a “bucket list” of the faith conversations you want to have before your kids leave home. Don’t wait until you have every answer, because the real value lies in getting kids to think about questions they wouldn’t ask on their own. Expect it to feel awkward at times; that’s normal when you’re doing something new and hard. And don’t judge a conversation by your child’s reaction in the moment. Like seeds, some words take years to grow.

The article is short, honest and encouraging, especially if you never had these conversations growing up. If you’re a youth leader, pass it on to the parents in your group, or use it to think about which questions your students should get to wrestle with before they leave home.

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****Read the full article:** [5 Principles for Starting Faith Conversations with Kids](https://natashacrain.com/5-principles-for-starting-faith-conversations-with-kids/?ref=thepulse.org) by Natasha Crain, on natashacrain.com.

## More from Pulse

- [Is Your Child Borrowing Your Faith?](https://thepulse.org/en/is-your-child-borrowing-your-faith/)
- [14 Ideas for Teaching Apologetics to Young Kids](https://thepulse.org/en/14-ideas-for-teaching-apologetics-to-young-kids/)
- [How Do I Get to Know My Kids?](https://thepulse.org/en/how-do-i-get-to-know-my-kids/)
- [Navigating the (De)construction of Faith: Tips for Parents](https://thepulse.org/en/navigating-faith-deconstruction-tips-for-parents/)

*This article by Natasha Crain first appeared on her blog,* [natashacrain.com](https://natashacrain.com/?ref=thepulse.org)*. Pulse published a German version in March 2024 (*[in German](https://thepulse.org/de/5-prinzipien-um-mit-kindern-uber-den-glauben-ins-gesprach-zu-kommen/?ref=thepulse.org)*).*