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When children hide religious doubts to protect parents

I found my teenager's journal where she wrote that she's afraid to tell me she doesn't believe in God anymore because she thinks it will break my heart.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The child prioritizes parental emotional wellbeing over authentic self-expression in matters of ultimate meaning.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Children and religious education?”

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