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[quote=Anonymous][quote]As someone who has kids in high school and in college, I can tell you that you are doing the right thing. The kids that grew up with all kinds of restrictions on television, fast food, etc... are the ones that really having a hard time in high school and college. It's like they go freakin' nuts when they finally have the freedom to make choices. It's not just fast food (although that is part of it) it's alcohol, partying, dating...... These are the kids that have no concept of moderation. And their parents can't figure out what they did wrong. They truly believed they were the "good parents". [/quote]

I have seen this SO many times, also.  I was the youngest of 3 children.  Growing up, after the age of 13-14 or so, my parents didn't mind if I had a sip of wine cooler or a taste of Aunt Jan's margarita.  By the time I hit high school, so many kids were sneaking off to alcohol parties, but I had no interest.  There was no forbidden thrill.  By college, I was one of the few freshmen that didn't go out and get drunk almost every weekend.  I went to parties, I went out with my friends and all, but I was just over the alcohol thing.

Now, fast food is a different story.  My mom was crazy strict about McDs, and I went hog wild when I went off to college.  I got myself some McDs fries probably once a week for months, until I couldn't button up my pants anymore.  That pretty much cured me of my french fry binge.

I see the same thing in kids these days.  It isn't about forbidding your kids from doing certain things.  It is about giving them the tools necessary to make good choices.  [/quote]

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