The Spirit of the Child

by Rebecca Nye

Published 1 January 1999
Dr Rebecca Nye describes how she brought her training and experience as an educational psychologist to her work with David Hay in the Children and Spirituality Project at the University of Nottingham. Outlining some of the research she undertook with a group of primary school pupils in the Midlands, Dr Nye shows how she used those children's voices to explore some of their spiritual potential. She highlights the challenges of recognizing the many ways in which children may express their spirituality and the possible opportunities for nurturing this spiritual awareness.