“Parents should always be honest with their children,
keeping promises made to them and ever speaking the truth. It is the consistent
parent who gains the trust of his child. When a child feels that you honor his
trust and reciprocate it, he will not violate it, not will he bring your name
into dishonor. . . .
“Parents should never quarrel in the presence of their children.
Sometimes quarrels arise out of an attempt to correct or discipline a child.
One parent criticizes; the other objects. And the unified influence of the
home, so far as the child is concerned, is nullified. Parents need to be united
in knowing which way they want a child to go; otherwise, he may walk in wrong
paths out of confusion. Richard L. Evens said: “Division between parents is
unfair and confusing and wakens the foundations of the family. Those to whom a
child should look for guidance they give.””
Elder Delbert L. Stapley, “Teaching Righteousness at Home,”
Ensign, Oct. 2012. 64-65.
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