They do not break as easy as we think. If parents make a mistake, they should just admit it and go on wiser. And kids make mistakes too. They wonder off, or run away from home. Families are designed to protect children, but they also are designed to let children go.
Parents give children shelter at first, but the greatest gift they give is wings to leave the home.
If parents train a child to stay dependent and connected to the parental home, they may fail that child in the greatest way. Giving children wings to leave home is a hard lesson for parents to learn. That day in the Temple for Mary and Joseph was a day of realization that their little boy was more capable than they imagined. They would have to let him go to fulfill his calling. Parents stand on the porch and watch as their precious little ones stretch their grown wings and leave the nest to take their place in the world.