I am currently reading a book entitled, "What Happens When We Pray for Our Families" by Evelyn Christenson. In it I came across the a quote similar to one by George F. Will recorded here:
"In the 1940s a survey listed the top seven discipline problems in public schools: talking, chewing gum, making noise, running in the halls, getting out of turn in line, wearing improper clothes, not putting paper in wastebaskets. A 1980s survey lists these top seven: drug abuse, alcohol abuse, pregnancy, suicide, rape, robbery, assault. (Arson, gang warfare and venereal disease are also-rans.)"
The quote struck me considerably and I have reflected on it quite a bit especially in conversations with fiends. It is certainly scary for those of us raising children. As it turns out the lists lack scientific credibility but regardless, I think it reflects a true trend that is seemingly accelerating.
How does one balance raising children that are protected appropriately early on but also responsible once they face such challenges?
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