According to the research of Vern Bengston in his recent book Families and Faith: How Religion is Passed Down Across Generations (Oxford University Press, 2013), parental influence is shown in two key ways: how the parent genuinely lives his/her faith — by the time our children reach age 10 they know if religious practice is genuine and meaningful or just motions the parent goes through for the sake of the children. the quality of relationship the parent nurtures with the child — characterized as warm, intimate, and open toward religious choices.
Posted on: Wed, 21 May 2014 13:26:40 +0000