Thoughts as School Approaches

Are we ready for another year of school? Better yet, are our youth ready for another year? Today I was sitting here pondering these questions.

It scares me to think of all the bad influences that are in the schools these days. Last week I was talking to a friend of mine. She told me of a thirteen year old girl that they found in the cleaning closet of the school that her son was attending. She was on the drug LSD and was completely non-coherant. Her son had told her that it was easy to get these drugs and that he had actually experimented with it.

My friends son was getting a reaction from Mom, but he has been in and out of trouble since his father died. The thought that our children can access these types of things chills me to the core. When I was younger, we didn't worry about these things. The most trouble we could get in was pulling the fire alarm.

To me, spending time with our youth and teens is very important at these times. Let them know that we are there for them, and let them know what our expectations are for them as well. If we spend time with them, they are more likely to want to do the things that make us as parents proud.