SPIRITUALITY IN YOUNG CHILDREN'S TEMPERAMENT AND SELF-CONTROL: THE CULTURAL INFLUENCE The objective of this study is to address the cultural contexts relating to spirituality in young children's temperament and self-control.

Child-Well Being Outcomes

Jesus grew in wisdom

Jesus grew in stature

Jesus grew in grace

Einoth's work entitled "Building Strong Foundations World Vision's Focus on Early Childhood Development and Child Well-being" published by World Vision 2010 reports that World Visions biblical bases for the definition of Child Well-Being Outcomes is found in the Bible in the Book of Luke, Chapter 2, Verse 52 which states "And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor (grace) with God and with people'. (2010, p. ix) Einoth states that in the tradition of the Jewish people that the body "is the object of special care because it is God's creation and special gift of grace. Growing in stature implies growing caring for the body and for healthful nutrition, for recreation and play and healthy conditions at home." (Einoth, 2010, p. ix) In the Hebrew culture the statement of 'He grew in Wisdom" held great meani8ng and in terms of more than just academic or intellectual knowledge and meant "knowing more, living better, with virtues and character formation and the ability to make good choices for life." (Einoth, 2010, p. ix) The statement of "He grew in Grace with God and with the community" meant that Jesus received guidance from his parents in their modeling of a "coherent life, by instructing him of knowledge of scripture and in being faithful to their faith traditions." (Einoth, 2010, p. x) The result is that Jesus had a relationship with God and the community and was on the receiving end of "affection, administration, solidarity, love, sympathy and the expressions of grace form the community...

ix) The Well-Being indicators of World Vision for children include those of: (1) enjoy good health; (2) educated for life; (3) love God and neighbors; and (4) care for, protected and participating. (Einoth, 2010, p. x) Rather than being tools that are inflexible the CWBOs are reported to be in the nature of a "dialogical tool to facilitate ongoing discussions between different stakeholders that are involved in development programming processes (including the children themselves, families, communities, churches, local governments and other organizations)." (Einoth, 2010, p. x)
II. Cultural Identity on Child Development

Nature and spirituality linked

Life linked with nature

Person develops in the context of belonging to a 'place

It is reported that family placement in the UK is typically the archetypal separation of a person from their physical environment. Yet the intersection of the person with place -- both past and present has been argued to be crucial for identity formation." (Sharley, 2012, p. 1) It is reported that research has derived from Maori social work literature that which is required in the exploration of the link between the individual's identity with place and that this has been accomplished through "an application of the concept of spirituality within western social work practice models." (Sharley, 2012, p. 1) the Maori perspective is such that holds that a deep spiritual connection exists with the physical environment in which the individual lives thereby "creating a sense of belonging and attachment to that place." (Sharley, 2012, p. 1) Maori cultural identities are reported to be connected in a direct manner to the physical location that has been shared by many generations in terms of their "history and lifestyle and coexistence,…