Effective Parenting - Dr. Bill Flatt

Responsibility and Accountability - ( Note from a mother in Atlanta)

I can gave you life but I can't live it for you.

I can teach you things but I cannot make you learn.

I can give you directions but I cannot always be there to lead you.

I can allow you freedom but I cannot account for it.

I can take you to church but I cannot make you believe.

I can teach you right from wrong but I cannot make you choose.

I can buy you beautiful cloths but I cannot make you lovely inside.

I can offer you advice but I cannot accept it for you.

I can give you love but I cannot force it on you.

I can teach you to share but I cannot make you unselfish.

I can teach you to respect but I cannot force you to show honor.

I can advise you about friends but I cannot choose them for you.

I can advise you about sex but I cannot keep you pure.

I can tell you the facts of life but I cannot prevent you from using them.

I can tell you about drink but I cannot say no for you.

I can tell you about drugs but I cannot prevent you from using them.

I can tell you about lofty goals but I cannot achieve them for you.

I can tell teach you about kindness but I cannot force you to be gracious.

I can warn you have sin but I can't make you moral.

I can love you as a child but I can't place you in God's family.

I can pray for you but I can't make you walk with God.

i can teach you about Jesus but I cannot make him your savior.

I can teach you to obey but I can make Jesus you Lord.

I can tell you how to live, but I can't give you eternal life.