Children often acquire the religious views of their parents although they may also be influenced by others they communicate with such as peers and teachers. Aspects of this subject include rites of passage, education and child psychology as well as discussion of the moral issue of religious education of children. Childhood- According to the psychologist Jean Piaget, children and adolescents go through 3 stages of religious development. From one study in which children were asked about what they thought of religious pictures and Bible stories, Piaget's theories were supported by the children's responses.