WRONG!!
My MIL prayed 5 times a day n reads Quran but somehow it ddnt rub of onto the kids, none of the sons read namaz only one reads Jumma n daughter reads namaz when she can :) so no its not all upto the parents, it takes 2 to tango, the child needs to b willing as does the parent
Oh and i forgot to add, these days society plays a big role in almost EVERYTHING, including religion. I see many kids choosing to follow what their mates do rather than what their parents teach, n then parents dnt say much too, just goes to show how much control sme ppl have on their children
I have to agree with you sweetu - giving children a foundation is great. I have seen family members do that and be practising muslims. But what to do with the outside peer pressure?
I have seen teenagers do a 180 with their morals at 15.
Or question things that they were raised up with that don't make sense to them.
Then you have the who cares - it not a big deal.
Some when they leave for college. I guess it might be experimentation.
But most to come back to the ways of their parents. But each generation is a bit different. how many of us practice and believe in the SAME rituals as our grandparents. Yes the 5 pillars are the same (prayer, fasting, zakat, hajj and shahada) but execution can be varied.