While children come as a blank slate and need training in obedience and caring for others, our society believes that they know what to do and should be left to themselves to find their own way. In fact, any kind of discipline is viewed as abuse. Yet they wonder why children act like wild animals. The Church views children as gifts from God and views their training and discipline as an important responsibility of parents. While children should attend Sunday School and learn about God, they learn how to live that out by watching those around them. In the past, children spent most of their time at home and learned by watching their parents. Our public schools and society in general reflected Christian values and reinforced what children learned at home. Today, parents are often scarce and feel they have little time to give their children, leaving the training of their children to teachers, babysitters, and even other kids. Yet they wonder why children don’t share their values. Children are involved in a lot of after school activities and spend very little time with their parents. In addition, schools and our media do not reflect Christian values. While church used to be a big part of most families, many families have no church background and have not been raised in a Christian atmosphere. As a result, they need to learn the value of children and how to train them in love. It is important that the church models love for children and trains parents in good parenting.