You should deal with your family they way that God deals with us, which is with love, commitment, grace, empowerment and intimacy. That goes double for dealing with kids.I meet too many fathers who have some serious anger issues. They chuck a spaz whenever their kid does anything wrong. Hey, Bruce Banner, here's a newsflash, your kid is a friggin' kid. He or she doesn't spill water or drop a dook in their pants to back at you. Your kids aren't conspiring against you as if they were Baby Stewie from Family Guy. So, chill out and grant them a little grace. You screw up. So will they. God doesn't go Old Testament on you, so take a breath, clean up the crap and let your kid know that you love them no matter what. Got it. Good.
