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Dr. Kathy faithfully travels more than 40 weeks of the year to encourage parents and celebrate kids
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March 21-22 - Teach them Diligently - Dayton, OH
March 24-25 - Student Leadership University - Lake Forest, CA
March 31-April 1 - Student Leadership University - Dallas, TX
April 7-8 - Student Leadership University - Smyrna, TN
April 11 - Liberty Christian - Richland, WA
April 25 - Isaac Newton Christian Academy - Cedar Rapids, IA
April 28-29 - Student Leadership University - Raleigh, NC
May 3 - Be Bold for Jesus - Seattle, WA
May 9-10 - Teach Them Diligently - Pigeon Forge, TN
May 16-17 - Teach Them Diligently - Branson, MO
May 28-30 - Summit Ministries - Manitou Springs, CO
June 3-4 - Summit Ministries - Manitou Springs, CO
June 6-7 - Texas Homeschool Convention - The Woodlands, TX
June 18 - Impact 360 - Pine Mountain, GA
June 19-21 - Culture Proof - Bartlett, TN
June 23-24 - Impact 360 - Pine Mountain, GA
June 25-28 - Summit Ministries - Manitou Springs, CO
July 2-3 - Summit Ministries - Lookout Mountain, GA
July 10-13 - Turning Point Academy - Tampa, FL
July 14-17 - American Heritage Girls Ntl. Conference - Cincinnatti, OH
July 23 - Summit Ministries - Lookout Mountain, GA
July 27-28 - Summit Ministries - Manitou Springs, CO
July 30 - Summit Ministries - Lookout Mountain, GA
August 4 - First Baptist Academy - Naples, FL
August 8 - Metrolina Academy - Indian Trail, NC
August 13-14 - Summit Ministries - Manitou Springs, CO
August 15 - Marengo Union Elementary - Chicago, IL
August 19 - Summit Ministries - Manitou Springs, CO
August 24 - Ocean City Tabernacle - Ocean City, NJ
August 26-29 - CareNet - Charlotte, NC
September 12 - Konos Academy - Fayetteville, GA
September 14 - Church of the Apostles Grandparents Night - Atlanta, GA
September 18 - Resource Center of Neosho - Neosho, MO
September 23-27 - AACC World Conference - Nashville, TN
October 4 - North Fort Worth Baptist - Fort Worth, TX
October 9-11 - The First Academy - Orlando, FL
October 20-28 - Kentucky ProLife Tour - KY
November 7-8 - LaTourneau Grandparents - Longview, TX
November 14-15 - Be Bold for Jesus - Spokane, WA
— 2026 —
March 11-14 - IAHE Convention - French Lick, IN
March 19-21 - Legacy Coalition Conf.
May 29-30 - MACHE Convention - Arden Hills, MN
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.