The third and most important, you must cherish your children (4:3). The verse literally says, “I was the only one in the sight of my mother.” A child should feel they are the object of powerful, unconditional love from the parent. One researcher interviewed youth who had continued in their parents’ Christian faith as adults. The key factor was not church attendance or family devotions or strictness of discipline. The main thing they said was that they felt they could talk to their parents about anything and they would still love them.
