Well, to avoid conflict many parents just give great liberty to their child to learn by experience and to grow. Well, yes, but they need to know how to become adults eventually. This brings me back to what I said earlier about discipline. Believe it or not, kids are looking for it. Jack started discussing his parents and how they acted at home.
Mom is never around.
She lets me do anything I want, he told me. I asked Jack. He replied, Well, I like the freedom of being able to do whatever I want. Now that s a harsh indictment. Another student told me that when his parents don t enforce discipline, it s like they don t care enough about him to take it seriously.