[frnewsjunkie]

Congrats!

Parents need to look ahead... and realize their child will be on his own all too soon. Prepare them for that.

Parents aren't supposed to be their child's playmate.

If I was bored as a kid... I was told there were chores that needed to be done.

[Desdemona]

Parents need to look ahead... and realize their child will be on his own all too soon. Prepare them for that.

If nothing else, please teach children their way around a stove and how to do laundry. I'm the oldest of 5 and believe me these little skills helped more than anything else - especially the day my little brother called me at work and said, "Uh, Des, how do you do laundry?"

[RipeforTruth]

Children seem to grow up quickly after ten or so.

A friend of mine said that we parents will have more years interacting with our children after they become adults than we had with them as children.

Personally, I see that good communication with one's children is a necessity and a challenge--especially with competing influences in today's world.