“Parents often dream of taking young children to church services, and certainly children should not be expected to attend all church services and remain perfectly/still and quiet. The mother can show by her own example how to behave in church. She can teach her child the prayers of the services and help him to participate as far as is possible…. Most of all she can teach him the meaning of the services and the great mercy shown to us by God’s coming to dwell in us.”

(Matushka Susan Young in ‘Orthodox Word  Vol 1 Issue 9)