# Purpose Starts Early: Why Kids Need More Than School Readiness

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Podcast: [Celebrate Kids Podcast with Dr. Kathy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/celebrate-kids-podcast-with-dr-kathy-253693)
Published: 2026-08-26T10:30:00+00:00
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## Resource

In this episode of the Celebrate Kids Podcast, Dr. Kathy Koch and Wayne Stender explore why more young people are disengaging from education and work and why the answer may begin much earlier than adolescence. They discuss the importance of security, identity, belonging, purpose, and competence, as well as the role that parents, schools, churches, and communities can play in helping kids discover that they are capable and created to contribute. Parents and leaders will be encouraged to look beyond early warning signs and instead help children recognize the gifts and purposes God has already placed within them.

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