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[quote=Anonymous]We have introduced the concept of God and Jesus since our children were little (we are non-practicing Christians).  As they grow (they are preschoolers now), when major holidays come up, we introduce in age appropriate ways, the religious events behind the holidays.  So, we introduced the concept of celebrating Jesus' birth at Christmas.  This year, age 5, we introduced the idea of Jesus' death and return during Easter.  We get age-appropriate books from Amazon (I can try and check for the ones that we have) to help us with these concepts.  But we start a week or two before the holiday and we spend a little time each day talking about the events that led up to the major holiday/event and why they are important to know.

My best friend is Jewish and we celebrate some of the holidays with his family, so we are starting to introduce the concepts/stories/events behind the major Jewish holidays to the children now.  We have found that teaching our children about religion from the perspective of the major holidays and then expanding on the topics as they become curious and ask questions to be the best way to start.  Of course, it depends on your children's age, but this works for us with younger children.[/quote]

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