There is no doubt that the first catechists in children's lives are the parents. Recently, there has been a movement to formalize the catechetical ministry of parents.
Family life is messy.
No two families are alike. That is where the Kitchen Table Gospel comes in. The Kitchen Table Gospel is a program, a service, and a process for reestablishing warm, rich Catholic family traditions in your parish. It does this by helping to mobilize the families with children in the parish to make it happen. The Kitchen Table Gospel is a parish program.