Our Chidren must learn
to pray
Pray
together at meal times and bedtime
Make
a prayer corner in your home
Liturgical calendar - use it to teach your children about Fasting,
Feasts, Lent and Pascha
Devotion to saints
- Stories, Icons, Shrines, etc.
Include
prayer in holiday celebrations
Our Chidren must learn
to worship in Community
Sunday Divine Liturgy is important for the whole Family
We
must teach children to respect the presence of God in church
Use
age-appropriate pictures books at the Divine Liturgy
Teach children that we worship with our bodies, hearts, minds, and souls.
Sense of the sacred
Loyalty to family
Love for the good, the true, and the beautiful
Habits of respect and service
Sense of hope
Our Chidren must learn
To avoid and resist sin
Begin with obedience to parents. Even toddlers can begin to learn to
choose their own actions.
Age
of reason - about seven or eight years old. Best age to understand
sins and confession.
Near
occasion of sin - remember what that means?
Adapted from “The Catholic Family”
(handout by the Association for Catechumenal Ministry - ACM)