Daily Chizuk #1433

The Mishna Berura in siman 47 writes that a father and mother should constantly be praying for their children to be learners of Torah, to be tzaddikim and to have good middot. Rabbenu Yona writes in his Igeret HaTeshuva that a woman should be careful to pray every morning, afternoon and night that her children should be yirei Shamayim. The Mishna Berura in siman 122 writes, these prayers can be in any language, as long as they are from the depths of the heart. Our children are being bombarded with tests and temptations and they need all the help they can get to stay pure. Our tefilot are what can make all the difference. When a person prays for his child, that child will receive more Heavenly help from Hashem. And then, during those times when the child is in jeopardy of being convinced to make the wrong decisions, Hashem will give him the help that he needs. Prayer is the greatest help we can give our children. It doesn't cost us anything and in fact we even get a mitzvah for it.
We can give our children a very big edge by utilizing the gift of tefila on their behalf.