Parenting is the most important job in which we will ever be involved. The future of our children, the church and the nation depend on how we raise our precious offspring. J. Edgar Hoover stated, There is no synthetic replacement for a decent home life. Our high crime rate, particularly among juveniles, is directly traceable to a breakdown in moral fiber — to the disintegration of home and family life. Religion and home life are supplementary. Each strengthens the other. It is seldom that a solid and wholesome home life can be found in the absence of religious inspiration. It has been said that “between the child and God stands the parent — a separating wall or a connecting link.” It is a must that we realize that it is extremely difficult, if not impossible, to train up a child in a way we ourselves are not willing to go. In this study, we will be focusing on mothers. As I see it, a mother’s responsibility falls into three basic categories: training, discipline and example. A mother must be involved in the training of her children. Solomon taught, “Train up a child in the way he should go, and even when he is old he will not depart from it” (Proverbs 22:6, ASV). To “train” a child is to communicate “the way” to them — “the way he should go.” A mother needs to give her children what can be handled and what is needed to direct them. In training children in