How can Religious Educators help parents be the primary religious educators for their children? This webinar presented practices and tools that parents can use to reinforce meaningful participate in a faith community.

When a family faces a challenge, their congregation may be one of the first places they turn for support, consolation or affirmation....

The purpose of the church is not to keep its structures in place. The purpose of the church is to be the institutional incarnation of Love on earth. And it grows organically out of the needs of the people who are transforming the world through active and fearless creation of love and justice.

How do we help young children grow in faith? The answer can be curriculum, a discussion, or an experience. Whatever conduit we use will only help children grow in spirituality if it engages the heart of the family. Growing Young Spirits is a new book that offers a way for families to think about...

Ways to nourish yourself spirituality at home, on vacation, at a UU camp or conference center, or while leading others in summer faith journeys.

At peaceful protests on the day after the Presidential Inauguration, signs of resistance--literally--were abundant and varied....

The weekend of the Inauguration, millions took to the streets in cities all over this nation and all over the world. It was a show of resistance to the looming threat of tyranny....

We must help Unitarian Universalist children and youth engage deeply with a variety of faith traditions.

I’m going to preach to the choir here for a minute. We have excellent—truly, truly excellent—faith development models, curricula, and resources. The content is rich, fun, and edifying. The pedagogy is progressive and engaging. And the philosophy is grounded in the best of child development...

As their spiritual educator, I’m teaching my kids the importance of authenticity.

When one of my children was five years old, they entered kindergarten. The child we entrusted to the school was a high energy, affectionate, interesting kid. A kid who “bounced,” just like A. A. Milne’s Tigger in the Winnie-the-Pooh stories. A kid not always aware of their hyperactivity, nor...

By Andrea Arrington As a professor of African history, one of the first things I do with my classes is assess what they know—or think they know—about Africa. We discuss images in mainstream Western media and pop culture and identify problems in those presentations of Africa and Africans. We...

I recently had a fantastic opportunity to attend a Teaching Tolerance workshop on their new Perspectives for a Diverse America (free) curriculum. Teaching Tolerance was founded in 1991 by the Southern Poverty Law Center to help reduce prejudice, improve intergroup relations, and support...

Gail Forsyth-Vail, UUA Director of Adult Programs, shares the joy of outdoor family worship during summer months. Read More...

As parents and caregivers, we sometimes have to hold difficult conversations with children. I have had a few of those while raising my daughter. One that I will never forget happened in January, 1998. My daughter was seven and a serious book lover. Though she could read for herself now, she still...

Learn by doing! "Maker Culture" has been growing for adults, but it's perfect for kids too. Get hands on, experience the world, and practice putting beliefs into action. http://callandresponse.blogs.uua.org/makerspace-a-new-way-in-religious-… More...

Across the country progressive school districts are sinking their money, time and resources into ‘green classrooms’. These outdoor learning spaces are living, breathing learning labs where educational standards are finding new life among butterfly, vegetable and rain gardens. Engagement and...

A new series of children's books from the team that produced 'uu&me!' magazine.

A young girl learns to respect diverse traditions.