GRATIFICATION VS. FRUSTRATION

You are responsible for creating a family that facilitates the meaningful engagement of each of its members into society.  As parents, you will not feel satisfied or successful unless your children can make the transition into school, into meaningful relationships with peers, and into substantive activities in the community.  Therefore, as parents your family needs to adopt attitudes and behaviors that will support success in those arenas.  Notice that your responsibility as parents is not to gratify your children.

The pervasive use of technology by children has left the family vulnerable to loss of privacy and threatens the very fabric of meaningful family communication and connection.  Technology is a powerful tool that must be carefully and thoughtfully harnessed in order to prevent its seductive power from dominating family life.