10 Parenting Tips for Raising Good Kids in a Racy, Raunchy World

My village is a very close knit group and we all share the same philosophy on raising kids. We are all “Old School” parents but with a bit of a twist for modernism. Of the 12 kids between us, we are each capable of disciplining each others’ kids, sharing in their joys, heartaches, milestones, etc. These children have been together since birth and know their village and what is expected of them at all times.

Although, we are from different nationalities and religious backgrounds (Baptist, Jewish, Methodist, Lutheran, Black, White, etc.), we all agreed on this article I found on GalTime.com. The article is “10 Tips for Raising Good Kids in a Racy, Raunchy World can be found at the following link and is definitely a conversation starter with your kids: http://www.galtime.com/index.php/web/1480-raunchyworld.

As a group, we have set standards for driving cars, dating, cellphones, etc. We have told the older kids to not mess it up for the younger kids. The younger kids stay on the older kids to make sure they don’t mess things up. We definitely counsel each other to not waver in our parenting decisions. So, it has been very easy for us to find the moral high ground for our children. They are in organized religion and know our beliefs, expectations on behavior and selecting friends that have the same moral compass as they do.

We learned from “our” parents that the neighborhood was watching at all times and could discipline us at all times, therefore, we could not mess up. If we did, the whole village knew and was disappointed. This really does work.

If you have kids, read the article and let me know what you think.

Peace and Love,

Sandals

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