“As parents, you have only a few years to prepare your children for a world that requires responsibility and maturity for survival. That thought alone can send shivers down your parental spine!”
“So what do you do? Hover over your kids so they never make mistakes? Drill them so they’ll remember the important principles when they’re on their own? Tear your hair out, wondering if teaching them responsibility is anything but a battle of wills?”
According to the authors, one an educational consultant and the other a psychiatrist, parents who try to ensure their children’s success often raise unsuccessful kids. Because responsibility is like anything else–it has to be learned through practice.