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How to Raise Responsible Kids

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Screen shot 2012-12-11 at 11.51.54 PMPublished December 2012: Mom.Me

How to Raise Responsible Kids
Want a model citizen? Start teaching self-sufficiency now

Article Excerpt:

As parents, you want your children to develop into model, responsible citizens. Teaching responsibility requires visualizing the end goal, says Marina Williams, a Massachusetts-based counselor. “It’s easy to get wrapped up with the day-to-day goal of simply getting through the day, but if you want your children to grow up to be responsible, self-sufficient adults, you need to parent with that [end] goal in mind.”

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I am a college journalism and English instructor, student newspaper adviser and published freelance writer for newspapers and magazines. More importantly, I'm a mom and a never-ending advocate for education. See my personal blog at www.shannonphilpott.com.

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