The impact of parental upbringing on the development of religious beliefs in children

Obitelj je doživjela velike promjene. Društvene, duhovne, etičke, kulturne i ekonomske krize najsnažnije se očituju upravo u obitelji. Krize shvaćanja, poimanja i življenja bračnoga, obiteljskoga života vrlo brzo zahvaćaju obitelj jer je obitelj kao »temeljna jezgra društva i Crkve« najizloženija promjenama. Gotovo svako desetljeće postmodernog doba unosi velike promjene u shvaćanje, poimanje, posebice u bračni i obiteljski život. Jedna u nizu roditeljskih zadaća, moguće i najznačajnija, a vrlo vjerojatno najzahtjevnija, odgoj je djeteta. Stoga su i roditelji i struka često pred mnogobrojnim dilemama, primjerice, kako odgajati dijete da bi se ono, s jedne strane, uspješno uključilo u društvo i u njemu primjereno funkcioniralo, a da se pri tomu, s druge strane, ne izmijeni njegova osobnost do neprepoznatljivosti. Mlade obitelji očekuju promjene i žele da u budućnosti svećenici/župnici budu bliskiji, otvoreniji, susretljiviji te »češće« prisutni u njihovim obiteljima. Češći razgovori i susreti svećenika i mladih obitelji za mlade roditelje veoma su važni, bitni i potrebiti. The institution of family has been through many changes. Social, spiritual, ethnic, cultural and economic crises are mostly seen in the family. Crises of understanding, comprehension and living the marital, family life quickly impact the family since the family, as “the core of society and Church”, is mostly exposed to changes. Almost every decade of the postmodern era brings significant changes in understanding and comprehension, especially in marital and family life. One of many, possibly the most important, and surely the most demanding parental task is raising a child. This is the reason why parents, as well as the professionals, are often facing dilemmas, for example, how to raise a child and help him/her to successfully join the society and function in it, without completely changing his/her personality. Young families expect changes and they want priests/pastors to be closer, more open, friendlier and more present in their lives. More frequent conversations and meetings between pastors and young families are extremely important and very much needed for young parents.