Raising Boys & Girls

Episode 352: Five Things Kids Need Now Spiritually with Melissa Trevathan


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In this deeply grounding conversation, Sissy and David sit down with longtime mentor and educator Melissa Trevathan to talk about what kids need spiritually right now. Melissa shares that while children’s core longings—to feel safe, loved, and significant—haven’t changed, the intensity of anxiety and pressure has. She emphasizes that spiritual formation happens primarily through relationship, not instruction, and encourages parents to create safe, authentic spaces where kids can ask questions, wrestle with doubt, and experience God’s grace rather than performance. From the power of storytelling and nature with younger kids to helping teens answer “Do I matter?”

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