Formation Resources for Children
Peyton Institute For Domestic Church Life
Catholic Families Are Called to be Different. How can Catholic families experience faith as the source of warmth in their homes? How can our households better reflect the love of Christ in our relationships with each other and the world? How can Catholic families fulfill their mission to be the primary engines of evangelization and positive social change? The Peyton Institute for Domestic Church Life is dedicated to answering these and other questions that promote family spirituality and well-being. Through our original research, professional trainings, and creative resources, The Peyton Institute is working to build dynamic domestic churches, founded on the bedrock of Christian love and serving as outposts of grace in their communities.
Live the Love: Mom-Daughter Fertility Education
Mothers are in a special position to engage their daughters about the gift of their fertility. Our Mother Daughter Program lets you choose the path and courses you feel would be the best to communicate with your daughter about this important subject. We have content for three different age groups: • 9-12 year olds • 13-15 year olds • and 15 -18 year olds Moms and daughters can watch the videos together about the basics of the fertility cycle and other subjects. Check out the curriculum and format on the website to see if this is a right fit for you!
Relationships Education: There’s a better way
From September 2020, schools in the United Kingdom will have to teach a new curriculum: Relationships education, relationships and
A Fertile Heart: Giving and Receiving Creative Love
A Fertile Heart is a faith inspired programme of study that offers schools, especially those with a strong Christian identity, a new way of approaching personal, social and moral development that invites teachers and pupils to explore together the big questions of life; — what does it means to be human; why does sexual difference matter and what lies at the heart of authentic personal dignity? The content reinforces universal values of personal development, growth in character, mutual respect, love and patience and thus compliments good Religious education as well as parochial catechesis of the young for the sacraments of initiation. It aims to contribute to the challenge laid before us by Pope Francis that there be an “Education in Hope” (Amoris Laetitia) within which a sound response to the need for wholesome sexuality education can take shape.
The Body Matters Program
The Body Matters, based on St. John Paul’s life-affirming Theology of the Body (TOB), is a teaching tool intended to assist primary educators (parents) in forming their children, and to be inserted into already-existing curricula at Catholic schools and parish faith formation programs. In November 2015, TOBET’s Episcopal Advisory Board, led by Archbishop Samuel Aquila, confirmed the need to create an original, inspiring, age-appropriate TOB program. Despite common misconceptions about TOB, The Body Matters is not a “birds-and-bees” centered program. Rather, its purpose is to form children in the faith and to combat the destructive messages they absorb from the culture. While not addressing these controversial issues directly, The Body Matters program, infused with St. John Paul’s theology, will restore the dignity of the human person and form families and their children in the truths of the Catholic faith, precisely through a deeper understanding of the human BODY
CathFamily
CathFamily (Making the Home the Heart of the Church) is a database of free resources including prayers, rituals, crafts, recipes, and articles for use by parents and teachers to build a Catholic culture in the home and class room. It has a strong emphasis on relationships and the Theology of the Body informs its relationship resources. The eNews (free) is issued each week and indexes the relevant items for that week according to the church season.
Dad’s, Daughters, and her Relationships with Men
How Your Dad Determines Your Adult Relationships with Men Original Article: here Psychologists traditionally focus on the mother/child relationships and
Featured Resource: Five Love Languages
Gary Chapman with his Five Love Language series has been one of the most effective marriage education frameworks of
Catechesis on Marriage and Family
Celebrate Love: Living Marriage in Full Colour Since its beginnings in Australiain the mid 1990s more than 1000 couples