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From Beyoncé’s daughter, Blue Ivy, to Instagram “prom dress rage bait”—kids are simply reflecting what adults model. And too often, that model is shallow, provocative, and harmful.

In this Sunday video, I share why midlife isn’t about chasing trends or twerking for attention. It’s about becoming examples of wisdom, self-control, and integrity. Because if the next generation is going to copy us—and they are—let’s give them something worth copying.


I’m on this journey, too. I’m striving to grow and to live with more wisdom, so my kids and grandkids inherit higher ground, not lower.

Alison Moore Smith is a 60-year-old entrepreneur. She has been (very happily) married to Samuel M. Smith for 39 years. They are parents of six incredible children and grandparents to two astounding grandsons.

She is the author of The 7 Success Habits of Homeschoolers.

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