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title: "How to Talk to My Kids About Sin"
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authors:
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date: "2023-05-03"
updated: "2026-09-15"
topics:
  - "Parenting"
perspective: "Engage"
relatedBook: "Knowing Sin"
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# How to Talk to My Kids About Sin

> Sin is a topic every Christian parent must address. Father Jack King offers biblically rich yet kid-friendly ways to answer when children ask why they can't just do what they want.

**Type:** Articles  
**Published:** May 3, 2023  
**Authors:** [Moody Radio](https://www.bibletolife.com/resources/authors/moody-radio)  
**Topics:** [Parenting](https://www.bibletolife.com/resources/topics/parenting)  
**Perspective:** Engage

Has your kid ever been in the “why” phase? Where they ask “why” as a response to everything you say? Have they ever asked about sin? About what it is? What it is not? And how we treat it? In this episode we sit down with Father Jack King to learn how to answer our kids in a Biblically rich and yet understandable way when they ask us: why can’t I just do what I want?

## For Further Reading

[Knowing Sin](https://www.bibletolife.com/resources/books/knowing-sin)

by Mark Jones