When my son was sixteen, he told me he didn't believe in God anymore. This was the same boy who had faithfully served as an altar server for over eight years, who knew the Mass responses by heart, who had grown up surrounded by our family's traditions. My initial reaction was disappointment mixed with confusion. Had I failed as a parent? Where had we gone wrong? But as I reflected on it, I realised that questioning faith isn't a sign of failure. It's actually a natural part of growing up. Children need to wrestle with inherited beliefs to eventually make them their own. The faith we pass down through family traditions and church attendance is just the beginning of their spiritual journey, not the end. When our children express doubts, our first instinct might be to shut down the conversation or get defensive about our beliefs. We might feel tempted to force compliance through guilt or threats. But these approaches often backfire, creating resentment and making faith see...