Principal's Message

 Time for Parenting

Our greatest error in parenting is time. A clean organized home is deemed essential and well-manicured lawns are relished by most. Recreational programs and the toys that go with them are all but required in an ideal world where we recognize "It takes a village to raise a child." A high percentage of children have their own bedroom filled with gadgets of the 21^st century and a library shelf overcrowded with books. And to assure all this, everyone keeps busy . . . both parents work, join a variety of clubs to become fit, are members of talk a group to become a wiser parents, and may visit a psychologist regularly to help with the overwhelmed mind. Children in this first year of 2000 have schedules that require a daytime planner, with a time for eating built into the evening's race at MacDonald's.

Maybe, just, maybe this young family life style is not all that it is cracked up to be. "An idle mind is a waste" may not mean that the family members should run everyday until they drop. Life shouldn't own you; you have the right to own it. Slow down! Capture control of your time. The greatest error in parenting is time . . . one on one. The young child needs you more than he/she needs the computer, the toys, and even the books. Without the consistent quantity and quality time a child is short changed in the thing that counts most . . . how to live life.