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Shame Enters our Lives at an Early Age

Author
  • Curt Thompson
Categories
  • Personal Development
Illiustration Categories
  • Background
Keywords (6)
  • Shame
  • Forgiveness
  • Identity
  • Infants
  • Childhood
Scripture (6)
  • Psalm 34:5
  • Hebrews 12:2
  • Luke 15:20–24
  • Isaiah 54:4
  • Genesis 37:23–28
Date Added
  • Aug 25, 2025

Shame makes its way into our stories at an early age. So early, in fact, that we usually have no conscious memory of our initial encounters with it. This can take place as early as fifteen to eighteen months, and usually involves a child’s response to someone’s nonverbal cues—a glance, tone of voice, body language, gestures or intensity of behavior—that interrupt whatever the child may be doing, delivering a subtle but…

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