Orphans and Vulnerable Children - CRIN

Signs of Spiritual Health in Children

In this activity, you will:

 Discuss the signs of spiritual and moral health in children

Facilitator’s notes:

This activity is linked to Activity 1 and outlines a set of signs that may indicate a positive sense of

spiritual and moral health in a child.

For this activity you will need:

 Copies of Handout 1

To facilitate this activity:

1 Ask the participants to describe the signs of spiritual and

moral health in children. Encourage them to give examples

from their own experience and community. Add ideas

from the list in your facilitator’s notes.

2 Distribute copies of Handout 1 to participants.

They should add this to their home visitor’s handbook

for reference. Repeat that spirituality and morality are

just two of the needs of a child.

Activity 2

Some signs of spiritual and moral health

 Has meaning and purpose in life, expressed as:

• A desire to participate in religious activities according to faith


• Hope for the future


• Contentment in life.
   Needs to and is able to receive love, expressed as:


• Confidence in caregivers


• Feeling forgiven by God and other people; shows freedom from guilt feelings


• Trust in God / others with situations which he or she has no control over.
   Needs to give love, expressed as:


• Love for others through actions


• Seeking the good for others.
   Expresses hope, creativity and independence, expressed as:


• Asking questions about his condition


• Learning to value his or her inner self, besides his or her physical self


• Setting goals and having a sense of a future


• Having hope in life and wanting to achieve positive things.

(^204) Unit 2, Module 2 Guide to Mobilising and Strengthening Community-Led Care for Orphans and Vulnerable Children