Everyone has the power to make their own decisions, and one of the biggest things I remember, from when I was growing up, is that my parents would never force me to do anything. That has stuck with me my whole life. Yes there are boundaries, and limits that are put into force. And yes there are consequences for every action. It is my job as a parent, to help my children learn how to live on their own, and be in charge of their own actions and lives.
So how do I help my son make the right decisions, that will benefit him, and help him to be a good father and husband, and person in general? How do I deal with him making bad choices, including getting into things that make a mess, or drawing on anything other than paper, or anything else that he does, as he is learning, and calmly help him to choose not to do those things?
"The decisions we make, individually and personally, become the fabric of our lives. That fabric will be beautiful or ugly according to the threads of which it is woven. I wish to say particularly to the young men who are here that you cannot indulge in any unbecoming behavior without injury to the beauty of the fabric of your lives. Immoral acts of any kind will introduce an ugly thread. Dishonesty of any kind will create a blemish. Foul and profane language will rob the pattern of its beauty."
~ Gordon B. Hinckley, This Work Is Concerned with People, Conference, April 1995
"Because the eternal principle of agency gives us the freedom to choose and think for ourselves, we should become increasingly able to solve problems. We may make the occasional mistake, but as long as we are following gospel principles and guidelines, we can learn from those mistakes and become more understanding of others and more effective in serving them."
~ M. Russell Ballard, O Be Wise, Conference, October 2006
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