EDUCATING A CHILD v2

This book is its first edition in English. It is the second volume of the two volume work of Father Joseph Duhr, SJ, a French Catholic priest.

It is an important resource for parents to gain understanding of their role in the education of children. Such role must be understood as participating in the procreative process of God. As being God’s co-operators, their education of their children is vital.

In this second volume (of two), In this second volume (of two), Father Duhr successively examines each stage of the child’s education from before birth to the point when he or she is finally ready to leave the family home.

The author distinguishes four main stages in this educational journey: the awakening of the senses (1-4 years), the awakening of the mind (4-7 years), the awakening of the will (7-12 years) and the awakening of the heart (12-18 years). He insists that “the best way of preparing the child for his or her life as the man or woman of tomorrow is to allow him or her to live out as perfectly as possible these distinct lives which correspond to the different stages of their development”.