A family with Atheist parents is facing challenges explaining to their daughter why she can't participate in her First Holy Communion with her classmates. The young girl is upset about missing the ceremony and the associated festivities, leading to conversations about family beliefs and the nature of religious traditions.
On this week’s ‘ Parenting ’ segment, one family is struggling to explain to their daughter why she can’t make her First Holy Communion alongside her classmates.“My husband and I are Atheists and decided not to Christen her. As a result, she will not be making her Communion with the rest of her class this year.
Family psychotherapist Joanna Fortune said the girl clearly doesn’t understand what her family being Atheist means. “How kids are talking about it in school, because they’re all, what, seven, eight years old, they're not sitting down – no matter how we like to think they are – they're not sitting down and talking about its religious gravitas," she said.
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