The good folks from The Old School House magazine planned a speaking tour to England this spring...
Dad, you must get this one right. If you mess up here, all that you have invested in your daughter could be wasted on a dud.
Calling all Teenagers... Normal, healthy, smart, beautiful, talented, needed, wonderful.... Hey - I'm talking to you.
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.
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.
What do you do when you learn that one of your sweet little ones is an outright liar?