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From: doherty@eosp1.UUCP (Suzanne Doherty)
Newsgroups: net.kids
Subject: strong parents
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Date: Tue, 21-Aug-84 15:45:05 EDT
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Posted: Tue Aug 21 15:45:05 1984
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	I thouroughly do not agree with Rich's "let the kids grow
	in their own little ways" type attitude. Children are
	a product of their parents attitudes and affiliations
	regardless of what one might think. The lesser the parent
	involves his or herself with the task of child rearing
	the less likely the child is to perceive theirself as
	human being worhty of the attention of suitable friends,suitors
	or mates.The caring attention and sometimes strong guidence a
	parent gives to a child is a good indication to a small
	being with high hopes, that somebody is there to help determine
	the difference between the good and the bad, the right and the
	wrong, even if it is not a spoken thing. The strong presence
	of an interested parent could mean the difference between the
	success and failure of a childs ability to adapt to a world
	that is ever changing. It is often very hard for some parents
	to ever consider smacking ones child in front of the youngsters 
	friends, but once done it's a lot harder for young man/women
	to ever tell the parent to shut-up in front of the freinds
	who thought it cool. Also, who's to say that local school
	is to determine the education level of ones child and 
	eventual career? So, ones son wants to be a carpenter,
	o.k. but this does not mean a tech. school instead of
	a college prep. H.S. curriculum is better for the young adult.
	One owes it to their children to held assure a successful future for
	them, and being a strong,interested,and loving parent is the way to go.