Quote of the Day – Teen Self-Restraint

Exercising self-restraint in today’s teen culture is downright un-American.

Teens are immersed in a popular culture that preaches that self-control is the one remaining sin in a world which has otherwise been washed free of guilt and responsibility.

 

– Dr. Leonard Sax in his book, The Collapse of Parenting.

 

 

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