The first priority of a mother should be to train her child in the way of the Lord so the child can make a decision to follow Christ. In order to do this, the mother must receive the Word of the Lord, live it, and share it with her child. In this way, the child can avoid the day of destruction that Zephaniah is talking about. Zephaniah 1:1-3; 3:8-1, 16-17 (NKJV)