We want our children to grow and prosper but we also want some cooperation and help in keeping the house and chores done. Our children may very well think that our only goal is to get them to clean the laundry room and keep them from going to the mall. But in a parent's mind, we see our goal as raising a responsible, trustworthy human being who will be able to stand on his own two feet in life. (It sure helps to have a clean laundry room, however.)...