Parents are often upset when their children praise the homes of their friends. They may even【T1】 1them of disloyalty, or make some bad remarks about the friends' parents. Such a loss of dignity and descent into childish【T2】 2on the part of the adults deeply【T3】 3the adolescents so, th,at they will not talk to their parents about the places or people they visit. Before very long the parents will be【T4】 4that the child is so secretive and never tells them anything, but they seldom【T5】 5that they have brought this on themselves.
【T6】 6with the parents, however good and adequate they may be both as parents and as 【T7】 7, is to some degree inevitable. Parents would be greatly surprised and deeply touched 【T8】 8, and how much this faith means to a child. If parents were prepared for this adolescent reaction,【T9】 9, and they were developing valuable powers of observation and independent judgment, they would not be so hurt, and therefore,【T10】 10 【T1】