This article is intended to inspire urban youth to excellence in all of their endeavors. Youth must be taught discipline and time management in order to be successful. This article enlightens the reader on the importance of time and why using time wisely will lead to life's success.

Parents can begin very simple strategies to improve their parenting skills and become better parents in an instant by using Dr. Patton's "7 Principles for Parenting Success" The issues African American Families are facing with children reflects the way parents are parenting or lack of parenting. Time is so very important, we cannot waste anymore time for the State of America's Children is in a crisis mode, parents and all adults must begin now to make a difference in the life of a child.

If we expect excellence of our children then our children will be excellence. This article provides excellent information which parents, teacher and adults can use to work with children to insure they are successful and excellent in their growth and development.

A parent must assume responsibility for raising their child. No one should know a child better than the parent. Who becomes the first teacher at the moment of birth. Parenting must be taken seriously and a top priority daily for every adult who is now a parent or thinking about becoming a parent.