Family is a huge influential factor in growing up and shaping how children will be as they get older. Family is who you are born with and (hopefully) die with, so it is clear that they have a huge effect on one's life. The values parents teach their children are most often the values the children also value as a result, however, many times, it is these values that kids vow to stay away from when getting older. For example, my parents value a number of things above getting good grades, while I value grades and education over almost anything. Yet, the moral values I was taught regarding respect and manners have stayed with me becuase of what my family has taught me. Many times when children are struggling/have a problem, the connection can be linked back to home life. Many troubled kids have broken homes and their morals were never set in place.
The true link to having a successful future is being born into a successful, happy family; however, clearly this is not an option up to us.
I both agree and disagree. It certainly is more likely for kids to adopt the same values as their parents because they have been taught their entire lives to have those values, but that is not always the case. Although it is not usual, if a child comes from a broken home with parents that care little about them, they use that as motivation to work hard and strive for a life better than the one they are living.
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