Cummins advises parents to teach their kids that all people have shortcomings. Your friends in high school aren't perfect. Your teacher's not perfect. Your spouse isn't going to be perfect. It is an important lesson to begin to describe.
Kids can also learn valuable lessons about forgiveness and consequences.
If a star athlete fathers a child out of wedlock he will have consequences at least in the way of child support whether he likes it or not. When the media image shatters, kids can learn to find role models closer to home. Seventeen year old David wants to be like his Dad. He's built himself up and works really hard. Cummins says parents should remind kids that images can't be heroes.