If your main goal is your kid’s obedience, you’re setting yourself up to fail. Instead of obedience being the objective, there’s a different long-term target that will help you win as a parent.
Ideal can seem out of reach, and it sometimes feels easier to put it out of sight. Part of being a parent is to point our children toward the ideal, while at the same time navigating what is real.
Part 2 • Benchmark
Andy Stanley
Moms and dads dream of a future when their kids become adults and still want to come home regularly to visit. As parents, there’s something we can do to lay the foundation for that dream to become a reality.
Part 3 • Honor Code
Andy Stanley
When our kids mess up, our tendency is to take something away from them. However, punishment shouldn't be the end goal of discipline—restoration should be.
