| Quite often better parenting is just being there with | | | | "belonging" and an unshakable belief in their family. |
| your children. | | | | Their family unit was tight and they were all involved |
| Show them you love them...don't tell them. | | | | together in working, playing, and talking with one |
| Yes it is good to tell them you love them, but do not let | | | | another. They just felt secure. Neighborhood kids hung |
| that be your easy way out. Kids are very perceptive | | | | around because they were just naturally taken into the |
| and you will not fool them. They learn to see right past | | | | warmth of the family. |
| your words. Today's society promotes a system | | | | Show your kids your love. Invest your time and energy |
| where both Mom and Dad work outside the home. | | | | in them. If a little less income means more exposure to |
| Mom and Dad return home tired and stressed from | | | | your children it is worth it. Children do not care how |
| work. They feel more inclined to just crash rather than | | | | much money you have, but they do care how much |
| spend time with the children. So often the kids are | | | | time you spend with them. Showing them you love |
| parked in front of the television picking out their role | | | | them is not by any means giving them free rein. It is |
| models. | | | | being very involved with their lives. It is having them |
| The most settled, assured kids I knew while growing | | | | feel and carry out their role with responsibility as a part |
| up, were the ones who had absolute confidence in | | | | of the family unit. They learn the value and sense of |
| their parents' love for them. They had a real sense of | | | | fulfillment that contributing brings. |