Children’s Spirituality: A Literature Review and Conceptual Analysis

Spirituality, which has recently gained popularity in psychology, is empirically proven to play a significant part in the well-being of an individual. Children, who are naturally curious and exploring nature have gained researcher’s attention. And the history of research on childhood spirituality has had mixed outcomes. Despite that, a lot of evidence points to a child’s spirituality playing a significant part throughout their developmental process. This paper critically reviews the existing research and provides an overview of childhood spirituality and its relation to developmental aspects of their lives. Further, it is suggested to adapt a purely spiritual lens to study childhood spirituality, along with clearly defined research methods. Additionally, spirituality is relatively a vague concept. Attempts should be made to explain the concept in a more precise manner.