In my office I have an ivy plant. I am training that plant to grow along the bars separating the panes of glass. I have a specific objective that I wish to accomplish with that ivy plant. I do not allow the plant to chose when it wants to go to church. I determine when it goes and when it stays home.
Successful training requires constant, consistent parental guidance .
You don't have to teach a child how to lie, to be selfish, or to do wrong. These actions come naturally. When parents recognize that the natural, normal tendency of their child is to satisfy their own selfish nature, they are ready to become successful parents. I reply, It's true, kids will be kids and may God have mercy on the parent who lets the kids call the shots. For their own good, children must not be allowed to function under the control of their own nature.