[Nathan Zachary]

You can't be with them all hours of the day, especially during school hours. They pick up most of their information there. (unless you home school).
When they get to be teens or pre teens, you no longer have much control over their wardrobe, they will change at school behind your back, at a friends. Kids are sneaky. You will be surprised at what they admit they did behind your back
after they grow up.
Peer pressure is a powerful force.

[brwnsuga]

My kids are 13 and 11 and attend the same middle school. My husband and I still have a hold on them, we are in control because we have been in control from jump one. There are no sexy clothes because we don't buy sexy clothes. Sure they hear stuff at school, but it is balanced out by what they hear at home and at church.

[pandoraou812]

How true that is. My older ones were so sneaky and would lie their a$$es off until I figured out what they were up to. Thank God I was able to meet a man who took an interest in them and got them straightened out. They weren't too happy for the first few years but now they thank him all the time for being there for them. Our youngest hasn't hit the peer pressure age yet but its coming. And I dread it.