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  • Scared Straight (1-14-2011)

     

    PODCAST SCRIPT:

    Sometimes we protect our kids too much from the harsher things in life.

    You’ve heard of the “Scared Straight” program. It’s where unruly kids are brought before real felons to get an earful of what prison can be like.  While that’s pretty harsh, I do believe that the veil needs to be drawn back on other things that all kids need to see.  For instance, they need to visit a cancer ward to see the effects of smoking. They need to visit a slum to see what failure at school can lead to. And they need to visit a courtroom where kids are being charged and sentenced.

    Show your teen the end result of shortsighted behavior and they’ll be less likely to ever end up there.



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