Primary Years of Innocence

     Formation in Christian Love Volume 2: The Primary Age of Innocence deals with the particular virtues that are acquired between the ages of 3-7 years.  It presents practical guidance from the document Truth and Meaning of Human Sexuality.  It goes on to correlate the "learning stages" from that document with the first stage of virtue formation .  Obedience, Sincerity and Order are covered in practical ways both by Dr. DiVietri and Dr. David Isaacs of the University of Navarre, Pamplona, Spain.  Dr. Patrick DiVietri discusses the three virtues of this stage, practical considerations and applies the formula: "DIF" to help parents form objectives in reaching their goals during this stage. Dr. DiVietri:

• "D"efines the virtue

• "I"dentifies objectives in the definition and 

• "F"ormulates tasks or activities, which help instill those objectives. 

CONTENTS:

• Formation in Christian Love, Ages 3-7

• Stages of Development: Vocational Preparation

• Understanding the Gift of Self

• Formation in Christian Love for Ages 3-7

• Obedience

• Orderliness

• Sincerity

• Practical considerations for children 3-7

• Taking Children to Mass

• Addendum: Acquired Moral Virtues

Formation in Christian Love. Ages 3-7

• Remote Preparation

• Truth and Meaning for this Stage 

  • A Unique and Unrepeatable Person

  • Moral Dimension Always Presented

  • Timely Information in the Broadest Context

  • Parents Should Provide the information

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Stages of Development: Vocational Preparation

• The Years of Innocence 

• "Do Not Disturb"

• Family Roles 

• Models of Motherhood and Fatherhood 

• Problems of moral and sexual information

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Formation in Christian Love for Ages 3-7

• Presents a discussion on the issue of taking children to mass and considerations that lend to the education that prepares for the later stages of development

Addendum: ACQUIRED MORAL VIRTUES

• A list of the moral virtues and their definitions for the sake of identifying the critical components of the virtues that parents are trying to instill in their children as well as express in their own lives.

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