 Good kids are a product of the real goal of parenting:
Mature Character.
When children grow up with mature character, they are able to take their
place as adults in the world and function properly in all areas of life.
Character growth is the main goal of child rearing.
People with mature character have traits of integrity, responsibility
and courage, but we understand character in a bigger-picture way. We
view character as the structures and abilities within ourselves that
make up how we operate in life. In other words, character is the sum of
our abilities to deal with life as God designed us to. Reality makes
certain demands on us, for example, to relate to other people in good
ways, to do what we say we will do, to take ownership of our own
mistakes, and to solve our own problems. Our success (or failure) in
meeting these demands shows our level of character development.
From Raising Great Kids by
Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend |
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