How do I deal with my adult son who doesn't pray and doesn't respond to repeated advice?
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You must continue to advise your son in the best manner, clarifying the reward for maintaining prayer and the punishment for abandoning it. You can use other means, such as withholding paternal affection and cutting off financial aid, if that proves effective. The most important things are advice, encouragement, deterrence, and admonition.
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