Whenever I speak about loving our children unconditionally, at least one person is sure to protest, “But somebody has to discipline them. If we don’t do that as parents, how will they ever learn?” Loving our children unconditionally does not mean we say and do nothing when they make mistakes. Children do need to be corrected, but they do not need the disappointment and anger we almost always administer along with the instruction we offer. The moment we’re irritated, our children correctly sense that we don’t love them unconditionally, and the effect is always disastrous.
Disciplining children
