Prepare yourself to face some encounters, but in the meantime, praise each individual child for any sign of improvement that you see and any effort at cooperation which you might observe. However, when a child does disobey, you must do what you said you would do. Otherwise, you lied to your children and you are not keeping faith with God. Our children want us to be courageous enough to control them. A weak parent is frightening to a child.
Disciplined children feel much better about themselves than undisciplined children do.
May God give each of us parents wisdom and love and understanding, so that wee may train our children well. Copies of this booklet are available on request. Ask for a sample packet of Bible Helps .