Purity and Parenting(I know...I'm not a parent)

I wished I could shout it on the mountain tops to young people that sexual purity is a good thing. And it's a glorious thing and most important is one of the best gifts from God. He gives us this gift to hold on tight to. And one day it's time to turn that gift over, but it's only suppose to be for our spouses. Hormones are a terrible thing and hard to fight sometimes. I only wish for those young people to have more respect for themselves and each other and most importantly, more respect for God. I'm not sure what it would take to make kids understand this. I say a lot that I am not perfect, I have made plenty of mistakes. I would like to take the mistakes I have made and learned from and try to help teach others. I know that first, the change needs to be made in each individual household. Parents have got to step up and be parents and not friends. I am a believer that you can still be your child's friend(to a degree). I say that meaning that they should be able to come to the parents to talk. It's always awkward talking to your parents about things, but if they felt more comfortable about talking about things to their parents then the parents may have a better understanding of what they need to do to keep their child away from the harmful and non Christian things. That doesn't mean that there shouldn't be a line. The parents are still the role models and the disciplinary people. If a child isn't telling them what's going on in school and what Johnny or Susie told them about sex or drugs or alcohol, how is the parent suppose to ward these things off. I am not a parent so I don't know what it's really like. I know from the child's perspective because that's all I have been up to this point. I told Jeremy the other night that I so wished for boys because I feel like Jeremy is an excellent example and would teach some boys how to be respectable men and how to treat a lady. He still opens the car door for me and we have been married for almost 6 years. I am not naive enough that kids are still going to make mistakes, but we need to figure out why they do and how we can help change that and help be positive and good Christian role models. I don't know how parents deal with the mistakes their child makes and probably most parents never know the mistakes they have made. I learned some heart ache recently of someone that I try to mentor and realizing that I don't think they listened to a word I said. It makes you feel like a failure. And it breaks your heart. We just have to follow God and know that we have to live by His word and He will show us the way. Good luck to all you parents! You don't have a easy job! God Bless!