Macarius Of Optina. (№ 405197)

Do not build education on prohibitions, give children freedom of choice (for example, from two acceptable options), teach them to understand what is harmful and what is useful for them, through reasoning with them: "What will your choice lead to? Do you think that would be helpful?" "As much as possible, it is necessary to instill in children what is harmful to them, looking at other children practicing these fun, or will envy them, or condemn, and consider themselves the best of them. And here it is proper to have wisdom, but not with your mind, but to pray to the Lord, that he may wise you how to act in the upbringing of children, and may he save them from the pernicious spirit of harmful worldly customs. "