"The Bible warns [parents] against extremes in dealing with our adult children. It tells us to avoid trying to control [them] once they become adults. ...

The greatest legacy one can pass on to one's children and grandchildren is not money or other material things accumulated in one's life, but rather a legacy of character and faith.
~ Billy Graham ~












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"By the 1960s the United States had a new ruling class—the teenager!
"To injure, ignore, disrespect, and violate the innocence of a child are among the greatest evils known to man.
"Before the seventeenth century, a child passed directly into the adult world between the ages of five and seven . . . then came the industrial revolut...
"Many children today are growing up without discipline. As they become adults and the discipline of job or family demands are placed upon them, they do...
"Children do need the guidance of their parents, and we guide them more by the example we set than by any other way. We need to be firm and sane and fa...
"If our children grow up with no understanding of right and wrong . . .no desire to live with integrity . . . no faith in God . . .their souls will be ...
"Children respect discipline. They want to be guided. It gives them a sense of belonging, a sense of security.
"There is always the exceptional child, but the average tells us that the child is largely what the home has made him.
"If a child is to survive, he or she must know the rules of safety. If he is to be healthy, he must know the rules of health. If he is to drive a car, ...
"Love your children—and let them know you love them. Children who experience love find it far easier to believe God loves them.
"One of the worst things we can do is allow our children to grow up thinking they don’t need to keep any rules. A spoiled child becomes a spoiled adult...
"Truth is easier for a child to handle than evasiveness.
"Children will learn far more by watching than by just listening.
"God gave us our children so we could prepare them to become adults.