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1. Teach your children. In a household where children have not developed bad behavior, then they should be taught about right and wrong and how to demonstrate self-discipline. 2. Address the problem immediately. If children have already begun self destructive behavior, it must be addressed immediately and decisively. 1. Protecting your children from Apāyamukha There are Buddhist teachings that discus the roles and responsibilities of parents. If parents hope for their children to have a bright future, and find success in both the professional and personal realms, five criteria need to be met: 1) Teach their children to refrain from bad deeds. 2) Teach their children to do good deeds. 3) Provide education for their children so that they will have knowledge for a career and learn responsibility. 4) When the time comes for their children to select a life partner, help them with the process. Explain to them what they need to do to prepare for family life and the responsibilities involved. 5) When the time comes, bequeath your wealth and assets to them. Give them their inheritance in order for them to start their own legacy. The Warm Hearted Family 193 Children Who Are Addicted to Apāyamukha (the Roads to Rich)