John Townsend

Recently my wife and children went to a local fair. We walked, had fun, chatted with neighbors, watched the match. Stopped to talk with my friends Sharon and Ted. And then ran out of breath, their eight-year-old son Anthony and Sharon put into the hands of a melted commercial candy floss:

— Mama, Mama, now will be a sack race, I want too, urns nowhere, they now run, Mama, Mama, please, please!

Sharon almost instinctively picked up a dirty lump of cotton candy, Anthony broke into a smile and ran off to participate in such an important competition. It happened so fast that for a moment we stared blankly at each other. Then all burst out laughing, and Sharon said,

— Here's the kids — they will nopacket and we get.

Yeah, that comment about Anthony and cotton candy can be considered a metaphor describing the relationship of children with their parents: children and then forwards their mistakes, problems, critical situations to the parents. If children are allowed to live by their understanding, they would say: "My life

— not my problem, and daddy with mommy. They will take care of everything. I just need to make sure that they didn't forget to clean up after me." This approach children are ready to apply to everything from emotional issues to difficulties in school.

The task of parents is to change this position. From "My life is not my problem, and parents" the child must go to understanding: "Oh, my life is my problem. Cotton candy melts, and a sack race is about to begin. I have to decide what to do, to no recourse. Parents love me, but they won't unravel for me, all the problems which is encountered in life".

So brought up the second major aspect of character — the ability to take responsibility for their lives.