Put the church and it s assemblies ahead of the myriad of other activities that we usually plan. Try to live as a Christian 24 hours a day. This means that we must seek to put love, kindness, gentleness, etc. into our lives at home as well as at the church building. While our kids will generally be understanding of our mistakes and shortcomings, especially if we admit them and seek forgiveness, they will not tolerate blatant hypocrisy. Spend time with your kids.
Nothing can take the place of time spent with our children.
There has to be that time for bonding together, growing together, and becoming a real family. When we are together as a family we can take time to speak of spiritual matters. Treat Church activities as more important than School activities. Many parents are just great at making sure that their kids are involved in sports, band, choir, cheerleading, and a whole host of activities that they simply don t have time for church functions. Many times teens do not go to youth events because they are taking part in school extra-curricular activities.