Survey: Faith a Minor Impact on Children
By Audrey Barrick
Christian Post Reporter
Mon, Oct. 02 2006

A new Barna survey measured what works for kids and what doesn't and found family experiences outweigh the influence of the Church.

Survey findings revealed the majority of "tweens" – children aged around 8 to 12 years old – have positive impressions of or experiences with family. On the flip side, less than half view faith as important to them.

According to the results, 79 percent of tweens feel safe when they are at home; 69 percent say their family eats dinner together at least five nights a week; and 64 percent say they feel they can always trust their parents to do what is right for the child.

Parents were also found to be more involved in children's lives in terms of guidance. The study found 91 percent of the children get punished by their parents if they are caught using bad language; 74 percent said their parents enforce a strict curfew, and 67 percent noted that the amount of television they are allowed to watch is limited by their parents. the rest


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