Don't throw away your friendship with your teenager over behavior that has no great moral significance. There will be plenty of real issues that require you to stand like a rock. Save your big guns for those crucial confrontations.
James DobsonA boy or girl who knows that love abounds at home will not resent well-deserved punishment. One who is unloved or ignored will hate any form of discipline.
James DobsonJoy comes form knowing God loves me, knows who I am and where I'm going ... that my future is secure as I rest in Him.
James Dobson