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Draw Near – 365 Guides to Greater Intimacy with God

DAY 175 OF 365

THREE TO ELEVEN When a child reaches age three, he acquires a sense of autonomy and at the same time combats a sense of doubt and shame. The child begins to break away from his total dependency on mother and father. This is a trying time for the mother, who has carefully and tenderly held a baby for the past three years. Yet in God's plan, the baby grows and must establish himself as an individual. After all, he is not merely an extension of his parents but another human being. As at an earlier age, the child learns more through attitudes than through teaching. At four to five years, the child acquires a sense of initiative and overcomes a sense of guilt. He begins to intrude into the space of others and develops other friends outside his family circle, beginning the lifelong process of learning to get along in a crowded world. This really is the golden age of learning because at no other time is the child more ready to learn or relate cooperatively with others. His conscience increasingly assumes the role of his parents. He is asked to take on more responsibility in his family and his world. Consequently, this is an excellent age to teach responsibility and initiative. During the period from six to eleven, the child acquires a sense of industry and fends off a sense of inferiority. He is pressured to become part of the adult world and assume more responsibility. Before a person can be a good parent, he must learn to be a worker. Thus, childhood is the training ground for the future, the golden age for learning skills and trying new activities. At this age, the child also begins to compare his parents to other adults. This is healthy because it gives him a view of the larger world.

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Draw Near – 365 Guides to Greater Intimacy with God

Daily devotions for each day of the year. Ron Hembree illusrates how to 'Draw Near' to God through scriptures and insightful stories for each day.

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