To me, Christianity is more of a box to tick on forms for most people who 'follow' the religion. Lets face it, a majority of the people who say they're Christian pretty much break every one of the rules. So Christianity is more of a label, people don't respect it. When I was younger I used to ask my mum or dad what we were and they'd say Christian, but its a load of crap, we've never gone to church, there's no promotion of god in our house at all lol And I guess we 'sin' daily!
Only recently have I picked up books on religions to see what I made of them, and so far, Paganism and Animism are the only ones to come close to what I believe. I was already vegetarian for years before joining the Persophones gateway and hearing about it for the first time yet I know if I read into it, I'll probably be going for that.
With regards to children, I think it's important to try and let them discover their own paths in life, forcing things they don't understand onto them will not get results. If my son ever came to me and asked about something then that would be the chance to help. But, as he's only 3, he likes to make his own rules atm! ^_^