Meet Dr. Kathy

Dr. Kathy faithfully travels more than 40 weeks of the year to encourage parents and celebrate kids

Hear Dr. Kathy

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  • August 21-23 - Summit Ministries - Manitou Springs, CO

  • August 26-27 - Faith Academy of Marble Falls - Marble Falls, TX

  • August 30 - Second Baptist Church - Houston, TX

  • September 6-7 - Maven Conference - Plano, TX

  • September 12 - Impact 360 Institute - Tyrone, GA

  • September 13-15 - Academy Christian Church - Woodland Park, CO

  • September 19 - Brazos Pregnancy Center - Granbury, TX

  • September 24 - Madison-Ridgeland Academy - Madison, MS

  • October 3 - LeTourneau Homecoming - Longview, TX

  • October 10 - Focus on the Family - Colorado Springs, CO

  • October 11 - He’s the Solution Ministries, Spokane, WA

  • October 12 - American Academy of Christian Counselors - Dallas, TX

  • October 13-15 - Hillcrest Academy - Fergus Falls, MN

  • October 16-17 - CEC Conference - Minneapolis, MN

  • November 9 - Lighthouse Church Women’s Event - Fort Worth, TX

  • November 10-12 - Alliance for Life - Springfield, MO

  • December 6-31 - Dr. Kathy on Leave

    — 2025 —

  • April 24-26 - Isaac Newton Christian Academy - Cedar Rapids, IA

  • September 24-25 - American Assoc. Christian Counselors - Nashville, TN

Dr. Kathy offers practical, relatable, and spiritual-centered insights and strategies for parents and educators, instructing them on how to guide children to develop biblical character so they flourish in life.

Meet Dr. Kathy

Dr. Kathy Koch (pronounced “cook”) is the Founder and President of Celebrate Kids, Inc., based in Fort Worth, TX. She has influenced thousands of parents, teachers, and children in over 25 countries through keynote messages, seminars, chapels, and other events. Dr. Kathy offers practical, relevant, and spiritual-centered insights and strategies for parents and educators, so they increase hope in God, celebrate kids as Jesus did, and guide children to develop biblical character and healthy relationships so they flourish in life. She is proud to be represented by the Premiere Speakers Bureau.

Dr. Kathy speaks in Christian schools, churches, pregnancy resource centers, and for various organizations including Care Net, Summit Ministries, the Colson Center, and Teach Them Diligently. Kirk Cameron chose her as an expert in two recent documentaries and she is also a popular guest on Focus on the Family radio and other radio talk shows and podcasts. She is the author of seven books published by Moody Publishers: 8 Great Smarts, Screens and Teens, Resilient Kids, Start with the Heart, No More Perfect Kids (with Jill Savage), Five to Thrive, and her most recent book, Parent Differently: Raise Kids with Biblical Character that Changes Culture.

Dr. Kathy earned a PhD in reading and educational psychology from Purdue University. She was tenured as an associate professor of education at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, served as a teacher of second graders, a middle school coach, and a school board member before founding Celebrate Kids in 1991. She has loved Jesus for years, and her faith and desire to serve and glorify God is the foundation of her ministry.