But my failures do not excuse my children from submitting to my authority. God has placed them under my authority and He commands them to obey me. My children know that we each share a common malady. We are sinners. But we both know that there is no connecting ligament between the tongue of one child and the fist of another.
Bad behavior comes from a bad heart.
Only God can change their hearts. But you don't light a match next to a bucket of gasoline. That's why I avoid and teach my children to avoid those things that would encourage us to sin. It's not enough just to turn them from wrong, we need to direct them to the right path. It's up to us, as parents, to make sure that our children are being educated in the fear of the Lord.