I remember vividly the situation as my child explained why such a dumb course of action had been undertaken. In amazement, I listened as my child explained, “I thought you would agree.” There is no way I could imagine that my child could conclude that I would agree with what had been done. I realized then that our children would not acquire our values and principles by osmosis. What was required was clear and precise teaching about the important matters of growing up. The burden was on us parents to teach if we expected our children to know what we wanted them to know and understand.