Mini-Post: What Fills the Parenting “Vacuum”

There is a critical need for leadership in our homes and families. Too many homes, even Christian homes, are simply drifting because there is no decisive leadership. The power vacuum is filled quickly by the children or by the values of the culture, and, as a result, a kind of anarchy pervades our school system and society. When parents abdicate their God-given responsibilities, disaster is inevitable. One experienced teacher and school administrator recently conveyed to me the increasing problem his school district faces from a phenomenon he calls the “omnipotent child.”

–Gary Ingrig

Hearts of Iron, Feet of Clay (page 63)