FOR THE GOOD OF YOUR FAMILY:

1. Give your children two parents who are married to each other and live in the same dwelling, and who are kind to each other and to the children.
2. Don't put your children to work, except for a reasonable number of chores;let them play -- and play with them at their games.
3. Connect your children to the natural world -- get them out of the house,with a rational amount of freedom and a chance to explore.
4. Keep in mind that parents who mean well and try hard generally do OK even if they make mistakes along the way.

-- Orson Scott Card, ornery.org, 1/07/07