Often, we are inundated these days with bad news. And those with families feel the negative influences of Hollywood, the media, the schools and social media, which seem to join together to keep young people from walking on “the straight and narrow.” In June 2026, a new study reported in the Institute for Family Studies (involving 60,000 people) found that parents play the most important role in the lives of their children in terms of passing on the faith. This is very encouraging news.