[babydawn]

With the attitude of today's society of anything goes (just about) how do you keep your children from falling into that mindset?

[blossy]

Anything goes but within reason. I still believe that as a parent I should be showing/teaching the kids by example, not that I am always a good example. I also believe that setting boundaries for children helps make things easier for them to know where they fit in & that they belong. It helps them understand what is acceptable at home.
I know that it isn't always easy to shield/protect your children from outside influences but you can certainly help guide them at home. And with a good consistent set of rules and expectations no matter what the influences are from other people I hope that it will help my boys make the right decisions that they need to make and continue to choose the right way and not the wrong.
I hope I didn't get this too messed up my mind kind of drifted a bit .. sorry.

[writerchick]

I teach my kids that no matter what they may hear or see out there, that there is such a thing as right and wrong. Pornography is wrong. Compassion and generosity are right. Disrespectful and hateful behavior is wrong. Forgiveness and giving people the benefit of the doubt are right. Cheating is wrong. Working hard is right. As long as they make good decisions, they get a long leash (no curfews if I know where they are and when they will be home, for example), but if they make bad choices, that leash gets really short (watch an R-rated movie at a friend's house, then you can have the friend at our house but not go over there...) that kind of thing. All the kids, so far, except one, are choosing the freedom of correct choices and the long leash.

[Diva]

I have always taught my boys that they are the leaders. They are the ones who need to pave the way, set the example. They are special and unique, and they dont need to be like everyone else.