Emphasis Preaching Journal

Parenting has never been a perfect art. It's been said, considering the preparation they have for it, most parents do far better than they should be expected to. Is it any wonder parent-child relationships generate the cynicism they do on the part of writers and philosophers? Consider these two observations: "The parent who could see his boy as he really is would shake his head and say, 'Willie is no good. I'll sell him.' " (Stephen Leacock in The Lot of the Schoolmaster). "Children begin by loving their parents. After a time they judge them.