Effective Parenting - Dr. Bill Flatt

Responsibility and Accountability - ( Note from a mother in Atlanta) I can gave you life but I can't live it for you.I can teach you things but I cannot make you learn.I can give you directions but I cannot always be there to lead you. I can allow you freedom but I cannot account for it. I can take you to church but I cannot make you believe. I can teach you right from wrong but I cannot make you choose.I can buy you beautiful cloths but I cannot make you lovely inside. I can offer you advice but I cannot accept it for you. I can give you love but I cannot force it on you. I can teach you to share but I cannot make you unselfish. I can teach you to respect but I cannot force you to show honor. I can advise you about friends but I cannot choose them for you.I can advise you about sex but I cannot keep you pure. I can tell you the facts of life but I cannot prevent you from using them. I can tell you about drink but I cannot say no for you. I can tell you about drugs but I cannot prevent you from using them. I can tell you about lofty goals but I cannot achieve them for you.I can tell teach you about kindness but I cannot force you to be gracious. I can warn you have sin but I can't make you moral.I can love you as a child but I can't place you in God's family.I can pray for you but I can't make you walk with God. i can teach you about Jesus but I cannot make him your savior. I can teach you to obey but I can make Jesus you Lord. I can tell you how to live, but I can't give you eternal life.