Three Steps for a Pious Child

The first step for the piety of children is the piety of the parents. They have to be pious.

The second step is that after birth, parents should not commit any reprehensible deed in front of even the infant. The child’s mind is very impressionable. The scenes enacted in front of the infant are indelibly impressed in the mind of the child. These images are retained in the mind of the child. In later life, the child acts according to the scenes impressed in his/her mind. Therefore, bear in mind that your actions done in front of the child will influence him.

The third step is to provide the child with Deeni education, and to prevent him from un-Islamic acts. Prevent him from bad company and let him be in the company of the pious.

(Malfoothaat, Part 2)