Review article
Social aspects in designing children’s spirituality and identity and their actualisation
Kata Amabilis Jurić
; Catholic Faculty of Theology, University of Zagreb
Staša Srdanović
Abstract
The question of spirituality becomes the centre of interest of
contemporary man. In that spirit the need to examine that phenomenon
in children can be understood. The first part of the
work is about conceptual definitions (spiritual dimension of man,
spirituality of children and the child’s identity) that allow a clearer
understanding of the preschool child’s spirituality. Family
is the primary place of socialization, which is the subject of the
second part. Together with kindergartens, parish communities,
groups of peers and media, it plays a key role in the development
of the child’s identity. The third part deals with reflections on the
spiritual life of a preschool child. The starting point is provided
by Jesus of Nazareth. Only some of the essential features of the
child’s spirituality are presented that have a special significance
in the life of little children.
Keywords
spirituality; the child’s identity; spirits of the child’s life; socialization; family; media
Hrčak ID:
190709
URI
Publication date:
14.12.2017.
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