Letter of Understanding

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    Lack of true parenting is killing our teens- This is my experience. Often-times, parents fail to listen and consider what their teenager is telling them. There is a balance between being a parent and counselor that some parents just don't understand. Affection, patience, wise council and guidance is what you need to raise a teen properly. Parents need to ask for the wisdom of God when raising their children instead of doing things in their own strength.

    Letter of Understanding

     Dear Parents,

    At what point in your busy schedule
    Will you actually take the time to have a
    Conversation with your son, daughter
    Just about what Is going on in their life?
    How many hours a day do you offer them
    A kind word, a hug or kiss rather than fussing
    At them for not cleaning their rooms or
    Not getting their homework done, Of course, I know
    That there is a time and place for everything-
    But I wonder, How many of you are really there
    To show your little woman or man that you truly
    Care     about the transitions they go thru as they
    Reach the final stages of adulthood?
    Is the art of listening, dead?

    How long will you allow the I.POD,
    I-Phone, TV, Internet, Friends, Significant Others
    Babysit your teens until they are all grown?
    (Technology can only offer so much)
    And by that time, It will be too late for
    You to get to know what kind of person
    They really are...How many nights did they cry,
    Commit internal suicide, experience rejection, hate,
    Pressure and Spiritual abandonment all because you felt
    What they had to say was worthless,
    Refusing to lead a life by example? Instead,
    You talk a good game, setting standards for your teens that
    You yourself did not or are not able to follow-
    Double standards lead to double lives....which they don't understand.

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