Lead Article October 20, 2014 Issue

Divine Love’s parental guidance

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I have often found raising our son a challenge. When trying to talk to him or discipline him, I would frequently end up asking his father to do it because he seemed to be able to get through to him a lot better than I. Our son was getting into adolescent behavior where he would test boundaries. I didn’t know what I would do if I ever had to raise my son by myself, without my husband around.

Then one day, our family very suddenly had to leave where we were living because of political unrest. My husband had to stay behind because of his work, and I was temporarily left to raise our two kids alone.

This sudden change made matters with my son even worse, and he began acting out more frequently. One day I caught my son looking at a pornographic website. I was so upset! Before talking to him, I called friends and a Christian Science practitioner to ask how I could address this.

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