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Priest met with parents at Sharypov's Family Clubtranslated

October 5, 2026 · 1 min read

At the Family Club "Around Me — the World," established at the Sharypovskiy Family Center, parents met with the assistant to the dean of churches of the Sharypovskiy district, a staff clergyman of the cathedral of the Holy Trinity, the igumen Basil Popov. The conversation was dedicated to parent-child relationships.

Father Basil drew the parents' attention to the fact that behind a child's loud tantrum or challenging behavior, there is often not a desire to upset adults, but a lack of attention. Participants discussed age crises and concluded that many conflicts arise from a lack of understanding of child development psychology: what adults perceive as stubbornness is often a normal stage of growing up, requiring not punishment, but wise support.

Together with the priest, parents sought answers to questions on how to maintain calm, be firm in decisions, and not lose the trust of their children. The main message of the meeting was the truth that children learn more from their parents' example — in actions, intonations, and attitudes towards others — than from their words.

Parents thanked Father Basil for his pastoral sensitivity and readiness to answer difficult questions.

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Diego Martínez

Thanks for sharing this. I really liked what Father Vasilii said about how whims are usually a way to ask for attention, not to annoy. At home with my daughters I went through those age crises and sometimes it was difficult for me not to react with anger; Now I try to remember that they learn more from what they see in me than from what I tell them. I wish there were more meetings like this in our parish.

Светлана Киселёва

It also often happened to me that at the age of 7 my son began to balk at little things, and I thought he was being mischievous. After such words from her father, Vasily began to notice: if you just sit next to her in the evening without a phone, there are noticeably fewer whims. Thank you for bringing up the topic of example and not just words.

Radu Nistor

I also have a 9-year-old niece who does exactly that: she suddenly huffs and puffs and only then do you understand that she has been alone with the tablet all day. I liked what Father Vasile said that they don't want to annoy us, but ask for attention. In our choir, when we sing with the children, I see the same thing – if you show them with action, not just words, they listen much better. Thanks for the meeting.