Assuring That Our Children's Future Success Begins Now
        In moving from one century to another and into a whole new millennium, we can easily see that today's children have inherited a life that is radically different from the lives most of us have known. The even greater changes in store for us in the future are not for the fainthearted. We need to exert our maximum effort to prepare our children to actualize their potential, because when they spread their wings, they will be flying into uncharted territory.

        If today's children are raised in the same authoritarian ways most of us were raised, we will unwittingly make them dysfunctional in their future.

        In order to be successful, children have to be adaptive, creative and quick to learn new ways of doing things. They must be able to work with other people in resolving difficult problems. Because we now live in a global economy, they need strong relationship skills to be socially responsive to people who are very different from themselves. They need to be well-rounded, and well-socialized in different cultures and value systems from their own.

        They need to know themselves, which means that they must develop a high degree of self-esteem. Today's children must develop self-mastery, not by being told what to do, but by being able to think on their feet what to do. They need to learn that there are many ways to solve problems. They must be skilled at the art of negotiation. They especially need to be aware of what they are good at and what they are not good at, so that they can build on their strengths that will make them employable in the market place.

        Today's children must be in touch with their feelings, understand them and respond to them quickly and in appropriate ways. They need to be inner-directed. Breakthrough Parenting is the best method for successfully raising today's children. It is also one of the best methods for personal development around. It is positive, growing, interesting and builds success for every family member everyday. It works!

        Because most parents have been brought up under either a permissive or authoritarian method, they will have to be willing to adopt a new way of doing things. New habits have to replace old ones. It is easy to go back to what is familiar without giving this new method a chance. There are numerous groups that support adults in getting in touch with their feelings, in making wise choices that enhance their lives, and in expanding their skills and knowledge in the areas that interest them. Fortunately, most of us live in a family, one of the best laboratories for change that we have available to us.

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