Popa, you make a good point that a child perceives Hashem through his father and a harsh father who’s obsessed with his own ego can definitely turn off a child from yiddishkeit. However, many times children go off for completely different reasons, like from growing up in a family in which the spirituality was shallow, and parents were too lenient and not demanding anything from their children. Also, some times a child who has learning disability or was lacking in gashmiyus in his home, may also be turned off from yiddishkeit out of lack of self confidence.
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