About Us
What is Christian Kiddo?
Christian Kiddo is a faith-based digital learning brand for children ages 3–7 (Pre-K, Kindergarten, and Early Elementary), where early learning happens through illustrated story videos, movement, sound, signing, interactive digital exercises, and hands-on activities.
Learning takes place within the everyday life of the Phewie-Power Family, where letters, numbers, songs, family moments, and faith come together naturally, with Jesus at the center.
- Multisensory learning: listening, repeating, speaking, singing, dancing, tracing, and signing
- Digital + hands-on: illustrated videos, interactive digital exercises, and supporting printable resources that families can use alongside the learning experience
- Learning Portal: browser-based access to videos, interactive activities, transcripts, and supporting materials in one place
- Age-adapted: Christian Kiddo is designed for ages 3–5 (Pre-K) and 6–7 (Kindergarten and Early Elementary), with learning activities that can be adjusted to different stages of readiness and development
- Growing learning world: the ABCs Bundle introduces early literacy, while the 123s Bundle continues into numbers and early math. The ABCs + 123s Refresh Bundle brings both learning areas together again for continued practice and growth, and the Pregnancy Countdown follows another part of the Phewie-Power Family story as a connected family experience that can also be used on its own.
The Heart Behind Christian Kiddo
On January 2, 2025, Linda Paalman felt led by the Holy Spirit to begin developing resources to help children learn their ABCs. She sensed a desire to create a Christian approach that speaks to the heart of a child. In the weeks that followed, this idea grew into what would become Christian Kiddo, officially founded on February 4, 2025.
What began with the ABCs Bundle gradually became a wider learning world where children can learn new skills while also discovering that they can bring everyday moments to Jesus and ask Him for His peace when something feels hard.
Young children are learning and growing in so many ways at once. New skills, new experiences, strong feelings, and everyday expectations can sometimes feel like a lot from a child's point of view.
What seems small to an adult can feel very big to a child. It might be potty training, learning letters or numbers, trying a new food, zipping a jacket, waiting patiently, or learning how to make a kind choice — often with several new things happening at the same time.
Christian Kiddo is created with those everyday moments in mind. Children are given room to learn at their own pace, make mistakes, ask questions, receive help, celebrate what they can already do, and keep growing from there.
At the heart of it all is the desire for children to know that Jesus is part of both their learning and their everyday life — in the joyful moments, the difficult moments, and all the little moments in between.
A Learning World Rooted in Peace
At Christian Kiddo, Linda creates learning experiences that bring early learning, everyday family life, and faith together inside the world of the Phewie-Power Family.
Christi and Uzzi are not only learning letters, numbers, and new skills. They are also learning what it can look like to walk through everyday life with Jesus — celebrating happy moments with Him, bringing Him their questions and feelings, and asking for His peace when something feels hard.
Growing up brings many new experiences, with new things to learn, practice, understand, and try again along the way. Christian Kiddo makes room for those everyday moments without letting difficulty become the center of the story.
Rather than making those challenges the center of the Christian Kiddo world, Jesus is at the center. The Phewie-Power Family helps children see that they can pause and turn to Him for the supernatural peace of God that surpasses all understanding (Philippians 4:7).
There is no special phrase children have to use. Christi may talk to Jesus naturally in her own words, while Uzzi may simply ask, "Jesus, Phewie?" with a little help from Mommy or Daddy.
A simple rhythm children can recognize is:
Pause when something feels hard,
Bring it to Jesus in your own words,
Ask Him for His peace — a Phewie,
And then try again, continue, ask for help, or rest.
The Phewie-Power song expresses this idea in a playful way children can sing together. It gives families a simple way to remember that they can turn to Jesus for His peace when something feels hard.
Lyrics
Ask Jesus for a Phewie
Phewie, Phewie
Ask Jesus for a Phewie
Pheeewie-heeey!
Then you can do anything
Anything, anything
Then you can do anything
Pheeewie-heeey!
Through the stories, songs, and everyday moments of the Phewie-Power Family, children can gradually grow in confidence that Jesus is someone they can talk to naturally — in joyful moments, difficult moments, and everything in between.
Inclusion & Deaf Awareness
Because of Linda's background in occupational therapy, inclusion is something that has long been close to her heart. Through her church (5F Church, Los Angeles), she connected with Mercy, who is Deaf. Seeing Deaf people worship God through expressive signing and facial expression made a lasting impression on her.
Within Christian Kiddo, ASL is included as part of the wider multisensory learning approach rather than as a separate add-on. Children are introduced to ASL alphabet fingerspelling, 9 basic ASL signs, and number signs from 0–20 as they learn through listening, repeating, speaking, singing, dancing, tracing, and signing.
Deaf awareness is also woven naturally into the Phewie-Power Family story world through Christi's friendship with Naira, who is Deaf.
The goal is not to teach a full ASL language course, but to give Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and hearing children and families a respectful introduction to selected ASL content while making signing and Deaf awareness a natural part of the Christian Kiddo learning world.
💛 To learn more about how ASL is included, visit the ASL & Deaf Awareness page. You can also explore the Christian Kiddo ABCs Bundle Preview or browse the Christian Kiddo collection.
Linda's Writing
Linda sometimes writes about the ideas behind Christian Kiddo — calm learning, faith, and the Phewie-Power Family.
About Linda
Occupational Therapy Background
Linda went through the full four-year Occupational Therapy program at the Bachelor level. She did not obtain the final degree after the final examination. She respects that the medical field works with many standardized forms, but she feels most herself when meeting people with an open mind, without a stack of paperwork. However, her academic work remains a recognized contribution to the field.
Academic Contribution
During her studies, she authored an article published in Ergotherapie Nederland (the official journal of the Dutch Association of Occupational Therapy). Her article was later cited in the Dutch Grondslagen van de ergotherapie (Foundations of Occupational Therapy) as well as in the German version Grundlagen der Ergotherapie, which are commonly used reference books for occupational therapists and students in the field.
Behavioral Change & Intrinsic Motivation
Linda took a minor in behavioral change, with an emphasis on intrinsic motivation. She learned to sit beside someone rather than in front of them — exploring pros and cons together so they can make grounded decisions.
References
For those interested in the academic foundations mentioned above:
The article that Linda wrote grew out of a semester of research linking a measurement scale to the International Classification of Functioning, Children & Youth (ICF-CY). The scale helps indicate how people with (severe) disabilities can function in the workplace.
Paalman, L., Moelder, J., Seifert, C., Bodenstaff, A., & Kuijer-Siebelink, W. (2010). Het koppelen van de taksatieschaal Arbeid aan de ICF-CY. Ergotherapie, 38, 18–21.
Van Hartingsveldt, M., & Van den Houten, J. (Eds.). (2017). Grondslagen van de ergotherapie (5e druk). Bohn Stafleu van Loghum.
Van Hartingsveldt, M., & Van den Houten, J. (Eds.). (2019). Grundlagen der Ergotherapie (5th ed.; M. Vieten, Trans.). Georg Thieme Verlag.
For more background on Christian Kiddo's learning approach, products, ASL content, accessibility, and family learning experience, visit the Christian Kiddo Knowledge Base.