HOW TO REAR A JUVENILE DELINQUENT IN TWELVE EASY LESSONS.
(The Police Department of Houston, Texas, gives this to the parents of each juvenile who runs afoul of the law)
1. Begin with infancy to give the child everything he wants. In this way he will grow up believing the world owes him a living.
2. When he picks up "bad" words, or "dirty" words, laugh at him. That will make him think he is "cute". He will run off and pick up some other words that will blow off the top of your head.
3. Never give him any spiritual training until he is 21, and then let him decide for himself. By the same logic, never teach him the English language. Maybe when he is old enough, he will want to speak Bantu.
4. Praise him in the presence of all the neighbors; show how much smarter he is than the neighbor's children.
5. Avoid the use of the word "wrong". It will develop in the child a "guilt complex". This will prepare him to believe that when he is punished later on for stealing cars, or for assaulting women, that society is "against him" and that he is being "persecuted".
6. Pick up everything after him: his shoes, books, clothes. Do everything for him so that he will be experienced in throwing burdens on others.
7. Let him read everything he wants. Have no concern whatever for what goes into his mind. Provide him with Lily cups for his lips, but let his brain drink out of any dirty container for words and ideas.
8. Quarrel frequently in the presence of your children. In this way they will be prepared for broken homes later on.
9. Give him all the spending money he wants; never let him earn his own.
10. Satisfy every craving of the child for every food, drink, and anything that has to do with the sense of touch or taste, gratifying every sensual desire.
11. Take his part against policemen and neighbors. They are all "prejudiced" against your child.
12. When he gets into real trouble always defend yourself and say: " I never could do anything with him".
This article shows us once again, how important it is to rear our children in the admonition of God, so they can become model citizens and an asset to society.
