Elder Jeffrey R. Holland: We must be so careful in speaking to a child. What we say or don’t say, how we say it and when is so very, very important in shaping a child’s view of himself or herself. But it is even more important in shaping that child’s faith in us and their faith in God. Be constructive in our comments to a child – always.

Elder Robert D. Hales: To truly understand their hearts, we must do more than just be in the same room or attend the same family and Church activities. We must plan and take advantage of teaching moments that make a deep and lasting impression upon their minds and hearts.. It is impossible to overestimate the influence of parents who understand the hearts of their childrne