Parenting

This week as we discussed parenting, someone mentioned that "parenthood is preparation for Godhood."  I loved that idea.  We indeed do become more Godlike as we learn to sacrifice for those the Lord has put in our charge.  I also liked the thought that we teach children to obey not to make our own lives easier but to teach them to obey Heavenly Father.  For me this puts a lot of responsibility for me to teach my children to obey so that they can fulfill their purpose on earth and return back to live with Heavenly Father. 
As we discussed active parenting, it came up that children usually misbehave because they have an unmet need.  It is important to identify unmet needs that children have instead of just punishing children because we are under the false assumption that they are intentionally trying to make our lives difficult.  Children are not manipulative and there is usually an underlying reason for their misbehavior.