As the media publicized news reports of child abductions and murders, fear awakened me to the reality of evil. My kids didn't learn to ride the bus until high school, and then it came as a shock to them. Nonetheless, I remained a mixture of permissive and authoritative with my children. Furthermore, Balswick and Balswick, (204) points out, permissive and authoritarian; both can produce rebellion in adolescence; furthermore he may be psychologically less fit. Scripture says: So that we are no longer children, tossed here and there by the waves and carried hither and thither by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by cunning in deceitful machinations. Eph 4:14 (ESV) Unlike me, my children lean heavily toward an authoritative parenting style, which according to Balswick and Baslwick (2014) influences the reason behind the thought process and is considered best parenting practice. Authoritative Authoritative parents are not weak and expect results from their children, in other words, parents want to see progress. When a child does not live up to their parents' expectations, there will be a consequence to pay. (The Slow Learner. (n.d.) Just as our Father teaches us in 2, Tim. 1:7, for God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power, and love, and