What Young People Should Know By Age

Use this guide to determine what your child should generally understand about their Catholic faith at various age levels.  Keep in mind that each child is unique, and therefore you must also consider your child’s mental, physical and emotional growth as well as his or her age.  If your child has special learning needs, you should use the age level which is appropriate for his or her cognitive ability.

These guidelines are sequential.  As a general rule, the guidelines for one level presume that a child has received and retained the information from the previous level(s).

Parents are the first witnesses of the faith to their children. If you do not know any items listed below, check out our Formation Labs schedule to sign up for quick, 30 minute sessions that help teach the faith to adults.