Assessment of Parental Influence on Children's Moral Development among Christian Parents in Katsina State, Nigeria

This study focused on assessment of parental influence on Children’s moral development among Christian parents in Katsina State, Nigeria. Population of the study consists 1636,388 Christian parents during the 2023/2024 academic session in Katsina State, a sample size of 567 parents were selected from the target population using multi-stage sampling techniques. Five hundred and sixty-seven (567). Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. One instrument questionnaire was employed to collect data. Mean scores and standard deviation were used to answer research questions. While; t-test was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study reveal that: Christian parents teach their children to take responsibility for their actions and to be accountable for the consequences of those actions. The following recommendations were made: Christian parents should create a home environment that encourages accountability and responsibility through positive reinforcement and appropriate consequences. Key words: Christian parents, spiritual/moral responsibility, upbringing, children.