Many parents believe they have done well when their children succeed in school.
But the school years end soon, and, unless they remain perpetual students, children need to be prepared for the majority of their lives. Dr. Bob Barnes book Ready for Responsibility focuses on three areas that children should be prepared for if they are to be successful members of an adult society. First, Dr. Barnes teaches parents how to train children to accept and interact with authority, how to accept the consequences of their actions, and how to remember their responsibilities. The next adult arena of life is relationships, specifically marriage. Children should be as thoroughly prepared to choose a mate as they are to choose a car.