If you want to almost guarantee that your children will not jump ship (other factors being equal), provide a community life that holds promise of suitable future mates.
When parents decide to homeschool, one of the first questions raised in their minds is "which curriculum?" There are some wonderful lines of material out there for the (...)
"I am TJ S******...and for the last 10 years have been working toward translating the Scripture into the ******* language of Southeast Asia."
I was one of those children who jumped ship, and I did so for all the reasons you listed. My parents were hypocrites and expected the same from my sister and me.
When you train a boy to use a hammer, when he is old he will know how to use a hammer.
How could I make ladyhood appealing to a toddler who simply thrived on getting muddy, jumping on the trampoline, pretending to be a dinosaur or alligator, and playing with (...)
There is an epidemic of young adults jumping ship from their Christian upbringing to join the world's parade.