Parenting Models In Building The Religious Characters Of Children

Abstract

The religious character building is very important for the child and must be done starting from the family environment. The family has a responsibility in educating children, especially religious education. Religious education provided by parents will be the basis for children to behave in accordance with religious teachings. Parents play an important role in the child's religious character building, such as teaching obedience to religious teachings. A positive parenting style will have an impact on the formation of the child's religious character, especially the democratic style of parenting, in which the parent gives responsible freedom to the child. In the religious character building of children, the role of parents, are, provide exemplary, habituation, and dialogical communication with full warmth and affection.