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I´m pretty sure that my choice wouldn"t be popular among many of the parents at school. Many of them would have dropped the paper off, in order to ensure a smooth day for their child. And, had it been something more urgent than a book report, I would have too. But I find myself asking, where does it stop? At which point does a favor become enabling behavior, trapping our children in a false sense of security, a feeling that someone will always bail them out?

We read in the papers about so many able bodied young men and women who choose to rely on public assistance rather than work. We read about adults in their thirties and forties who live a life of no responsibilities, rent free, with mom and dad, simply because they can. And we wonder how those patterns were ever allowed to happen. How can they look themselves in the mirror, knowing that other people are carrying their load? Don"t they have any sense of responsibility, any personal pride?

For most of us, there is no one defining moment when we become adults. No birthday, no ceremony, can really put childhood behind us and place us squarely with the adults who take care of themselves and others. Instead, it"s a gradual process. Each day we grow and learn and become a bit more self-sufficient. Then one day we look back and realize that it has happened: we"re not kids or adolescents any more, for better or worse, we"re adults.

It logically follows, then, that the preparation for adulthood should be gradual as well. We must teach our kids that actions have consequences. It´s one of the least favorite, but most important, lessons we can teach our kids. Otherwise, they sail through life expecting that someone else can and will protect them from their own actions.

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