Workshop for Parents
"Family Life Education Workshop Series I" defines
the scope of education within the family. It addresses the developmental
stages and other factors involved in character formation. Workshops are
available in a variety of formats which parents find helpful,
entertaining and encouraging. The Formation in Christian Love
Manuals respond to the Vatican’s call for materials which will
aid parents as primary educators and provides practical means for
parents to meet their educational objectives.
Session 1: Family Life Education
- What is Christian Family Life Education?
- What is the goal of education?
- Establishing goals and objectives
- Knowing the child and what is good
- Freedom
- Parents making a "DIF"ference
- Intimacy and the Family
- Dignity of Parents
- Maturity and Family Values
- Developmental stages
- 18 Years to educate
- Age distribution of virtues
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2: Communication
- Communication and family values
- Attentiveness
- Communication skills
- Keys to listening
- Parents speaking to their children
- The Three "C’s"
- Nature of understanding
- Practical aspects of understanding
- Factors involved
- Intimacy must be guarded by intimate settings
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Session 3: Virtues
- The effects of Original Sin: the four wounds
- Virtues manifest love
- Virtues and vices
- The moderation principle
- Virtues and personal integrity
- The art of self deception
- Motivations
- What virtues do our child possess and need?
- Theological virtues
- Cardinal virtues
- Acquired moral virtues
- Three steps to Prudence
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4: Formation Stages
- Four stages of virtues formation
- Developmental stages
- Virtues of each stage
- How do I talk to my child
- What is unique about the stages of development
- What virtues are taught . . . when and how?
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5: Chastity, Parent/School Relationship
- Nature of Chastity
- Dignity within the family
- What do I need to say and when?
- How do I protect my child’s innocence?
- Guidelines from Truth and Meaning of Human Sexuality
- Authority
- Parents and schools in mutual respect
- How do schools serve the family?
- How are parents irreplaceable?
- How do schools educate?
- How do parents educate?
- What virtues are present in family and school?
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