It s kind of a natural thing. The time to think about a temptation is before it happens. In this manner we think rationally about the temptation instead of emotionally. Life-mate Choices Parents can help their children recognize the qualities that they should want and avoid in selecting a future spouse. One father would invite the prospective husbands and boyfriends to come to the farm.
Wise parents open their homes to the friends of their children by providing a safe, fun place.
Be the home in the neighborhood which is having the most influence on the future generation in that neighborhood. Expose your children to potential heroes. These parents brought others into their homes who were role models and mentors. Added to this, such families tended to avoid the influence of people who had a negative impact, even when those people were close relatives. These families displayed love and kindness toward such negative people, but they purposely steered their children in other directions, almost like isolating an infection.