RAISING RESPONSIBLE CHILDREN

Parents have the obligation to teach their children a valuable lesson in responsibility. Of course, the lessons a 4-year old and a 13-year-old can learn will different. The truth is, we will not always be there to shield our children from life's challenges. To enable our children to fend for themselves, we must stay focused on the goal of teaching them to become unselfish, mature, and responsible. But parents' example is probably the most powerful way to help our children to see the importance and value of responsible behavior.