Some who have lost the hearts of their loved ones

By: American Decency Staff

Grieve for the kids who took the lives of their parents. Because of this I write. I caught an article this morning in the Detroit Free Press that brought this home to me.  I know it comes out of Detroit but sadly such phenomena is far too prevalent across our troubled and needy land not – just in Detroit. “A 19-year-old man is suspected of killing his father with a baseball bat. Police say a 14-year-old boy shot his mother to death. And another 15-year-old boy is accused of fatally stabbing his father. … “… Dr. Dee Shepherd-Look, a professor of psychology at California State University, Northridge, said cultural issues are driving parents and children farther apart. Among the issues, she said: Some children spend hours each day playing violent multi-player video games; the economy is forcing both parents to work, sometimes long hours, and pop culture, such as reality TV shows, has given children the wrong messages. In some households, not enough time is spent just being a family, she said. ‘I think that parents and kids don't spend as much time together," said Shepherd-Look, who also has a private practice where she sees primarily children, teens and families. Though cases of children killing a parent are rare, Boesky said they need to be studied. ‘Kids who kill their parents," she said, "is one of the most unthinkable, terrifying and tragic things that can happen in our society." http://www.freep.com/article/20120417/NEWS05/204170387/Experts-link-teens-killing-parents-family-meltdowns-pop-culture-violence We can only can do what we can do, yet there will almost always be those things that we can do and be.  (1) Spend time with your own children and/or grandchildren.  Read to them.  Take walks with them.  Help them to see you love them.  (2) Get them back into church if you’re not in church.  (3)  Pray and ask God to give you His peace and His mind and lead you back into what you can and what you should do.  (4) Love one another.  That’s what marital experts often say that is the one best thing for children to see is love between their mom and dad – lived out day in and day out! These tips are only the tip of the iceberg. We all know that the vast majority of children are not going to murder their parent(s) but there are untold numbers of households where love and nurturing and new energy, enthusiasm and prayer are desperately needed! Here is but one resource that is merely a “starterâ€Â tool. If you haven’t seen the movie Courageous as yet, it is available in most Wal-Marts, for example.  It can help touch a heart and see how a husband/father has damaged his son through his own broken heart. If only we could just click a link and bring remedy to lonely, lost, needy children. To support our efforts please click here or mail your gift to American Decency Association (ADA), PO Box 202, Fremont, MI 49412. To visit our resource page: click here American Decency Association is a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability.

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