All parents aspire to raise the kind of children…
Page 172. All parents aspire to raise the kind of children that they know will make the right choices – even when they are themselves not there to supervise.
— from Family & Parenting (Family/Parenting) · How will you measure your life? By Clayon M. Christensen
In the book
Each child arrives with a unique purpose, and a parent's job is to ignite it, not to overwrite it. The whole aim is to raise children who will make good choices even when you are not there to see — so make your home a sanctuary built on the three or four values you cherish most, leaving room for each child's dreams and fears and mistakes. Psychological autonomy turns out to be a critical factor in all human flourishing; and — this is the lovely paradox — the more you support a child's autonomy, the more they end up cherishing the values you gave them. — Family & Parenting (Family/Parenting)