Shouting to make your children obey is like using the horn to steer your car - and you get about the same results. To be in your children's memories tomorrow, - you have to be in their lives today. The best way to keep kids at home is to make the home a pleasant atmosphere. The right temperature in a home is maintained by warm hearts, - not by hot heads.
Adolescence is the age when children try to bring up their parents.
Cleaning your house while your kids are at home is like - trying to shovel the driveway during a snowstorm. Oh to be only half as wonderful as my child thought I was when he was small - and half as stupid as my teenager now thinks I am. Money isn't everything, but it sure keeps the kids in touch. Adolescence is the age at which children stop asking questions - because they know all the answers. An alarm clock is a device for awakening people who don't have small children.