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Mission Possible:

Raising Responsible Kids

Train   children    in  the right   way,

and when    old,    they    will    not stray.

Proverbs    22:

All loving parents face essentially the same challenge: raising children

who have their heads on straight and will have a good chance to make it
in the big world. Every sincere mom and dad strives to attain this goal.
We must equip our darling offspring to make the move from total
dependence on us to independence, from being controlled by us to
controlling themselves.
Let’s face it: In this incredibly complex, fast-changing age, responsible
kids are the only ones who will be able to handle the real world that
awaits them. Life-and-death decisions confront teenagers — and even
younger children — at every turn. Many of the temptations of adult life
— drugs, Internet pornography, premarital sex, alcohol — are thrown at
kids every day. The statistics on teen depression and suicide bear out the
seriousness of the parental task. How will our children handle such
intense pressures? What choices will they make when faced with these
life-and-death decisions? What will they do when we are no longer
pouring wise words into their ears? Will merely telling them to be