My friend Maurice said something to me a few weeks ago that reminded me of something very important. We don't give good kids enough praise. There is so much going on in our culture that is shameful, discouraging, or frightening.
Teenagers perpetrate many crimes and tragic events that occupy the headlines of the news media.
In fact, people under the age of 25 commit most violent crime. We see young people driving recklessly and dying in automobile accidents. They are caught drinking at parties and arrested for bashing mailboxes. In our own county, groups of teenagers have been arrested for fighting. Yet what we sometimes fail to realize is how many great kids there are who never get into any trouble.