Because children relate readily to the language of symbols and gestures and begin to acquire the spiritual attitudes which the gestures express, the catechist should provide frequent opportunities for them to engage in ritual:
Processions,
Offerings,
Praising and thanking God in prayer and song. (Virtues of Faith, Love)
To help the children move from a moral stage known as self-interest, the catechist should endeavour to awaken in them an awareness of the needs and feelings of others, inviting them to reach out to others in love and concern. Even at this early age children can tell others about Jesus and His Family. (Evangelization)
One way six-year-old children acquire their image of God is from the stories they hear. These images later become more mature concepts and feelings about God. Therefore Scripture stories which emphasize the love and providence of God and God’s faithfulness should be used.
Because the little child tends to imitate, the catechist must be an exemplar, one who is conscious of God’s presence in the world, in her or his life, one who is joyful, and one who is striving to follow Christ more closely.
Some children know at an early age what God calls them to be. Contact with a priest or religious as role models may encourage these vocations.
To become wholly oneself requires the development of both the natural and the supernatural virtues. The catechist is to be aware that genuine love always respects the other person in his/her integrity and should, therefore, recognize in the child the right to be himself/herself as called by God. (Vocations)