The how and what of modern religious transmission and its implications for families.

The number of individuals who were raised in a religious household but have now disaffiliated from religion continues to rise. As religious differences between parents and their children can have negative effects on family relationships, renewed attention is needed regarding current trends in religious transmission. Through 109 interviews with religious parents ( = 138), we qualitatively explored how parents are currently trying to transmit their religion to their children and identified the following 4 themes: (a) parental example, (b) religious community influence, (c) religious practices, and (d) rules and boundaries.