As parents, I think it’s critical to ask ourselves this very important question: Who are you growing? What’s the goal? The truth is there is no right answer, but if we don’t think about that answer at all, it’s possible to simply stumble your way through parenting… Once we figure out what the goal is with this parenting thing, and with our kids, then we can have a better understanding of our expectations and put our children’s supposed missteps into context. And when it comes to our own missteps, perhaps the biggest thing is admitting when we’re wrong. Don’t feel like you have to always be right as a parent. When you apologize or point out times when you were wrong, you actually strengthen your relationship with your kids–and you set an example of humility and honesty.
Handling Setbacks in Marriage