Insights from Jeffrey R Holland "A Prayer for the Children"

The Savior felt a great need to pray for and bless the children. As we too must be praying for the little children as there are destructive influences always swirling around them. We are not alone, and we do not tremble as if, abandoned in doing our part, we can live the gospel and defend its principles, we can declare to others the sure Way, the saving Truth, the joyous Life. "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."( John 14:6) As parents we can hold life together the way its always held together with love and faith. "And whatsoever they shall speak when moved upon by the Holy Ghost shall be scripture, shall be the will of the Lord, shall be the mind of the Lord, shall be the word of the Lord, shall be the voice of the Lord, and the power of God unto salvation."(D&C 68:4)
Parents simply cannot flirt with skepticism or cynicism, then be surprised when their children expand that flirtation into full blown romance. "Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not well strengthen their mast, they could not spread the sail: then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey."(Isaiah 33:23) In matters of religion, a skeptical mind is not a higher manifestation of virtue than is a believing heart. Live the gospel as conspicuously as you can. Keep the commandments your children know you have made, give priesthood blessings and bear your testimony!
"For we labor diligently to write, to persuade our children, and also our brethren, to believe in Christ, and to be reconciled to God; for we know that it is by grace that we are saved, after all we can do."  "And we talk of Christ, we rejoice in Christ, we preach of Christ, we prophesy of Christ, and we write according to our prophecies, that our children may know to what source they may look for a remission of their sins."  "And now behold, my people, ye are a stiffnecked people; wherefore, I have spoken plainly unto you, that ye cannot misunderstand.  And the words which I have spoken shall stand as a testimony against you; for they are sufficient to teach any man the right way; for the right way is to believe in Christ and deny him not; for by denying him ye also deny the prophets and the law." ( 2 Nephi 25: 23, 26, 28) Have our children ever unexpectedly opened a closed door and found us on our knees in prayer? God will send aid to no one more readily than he will send it to a child-and to the parent of the child.