"Parents should respect their children's freedom. If they have any objections and resistances, parents should tell their child once, twice, three times. That's enough, no more. Because they can be wrong. There are cases where parents' prejudices turned out to be wrong. Sometimes they turn out to be true, but even if they are true, the child has the right to make a mistake. His freedom is absolute. You as a parent will state your objection, the logical arguments you have, but that's enough. You won't do anything more. If the child is going down dangerous paths, you should cover him more with your prayer and beg God to help him. Not to turn a blind eye and make his life a torture and medicate the child and then he doesn't know what to do."
Metropolitan
Athanasios of Limassol
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