HOW have you guys managed to raise such well-rounded, polite kids?

Karen: We wanted our children to grow up respecting other people, finding joy in work, and having broad enough experiences to appreciate the diversity in our world--people, places, nature. Respect, something you teach by actions as well as words, is evident when people are polite. As for the work thing, here's an example. When Josh had finished MMC and was working on his music demos and considering beginning college, we encouraged him to wait tables at a local restaurant chain. (He did it until 'N Sync came together.) We wanted him to always have the ability to earn money quickly wherever he was if he was doing his music and didn't have revenue from that. And we wanted him to understand the effort most people have to put out to pay bills (he had, after all, earned much more than the average teenager because he had worked as a TV performer from the time he was 14-18.) We have tried to pass on our work ethic to Tyler and Heather as well, and we as parents are particularly proud that each of them is a highly valued contributor where they work and they find joy in their work. Travel has been one of the keys to passing on appreciation of the people, places and things in God's creation.

Roy: We tried to show them how to treat people respectfully. We enjoy many different cultures and we have all encouraged them to recognize and value differences.