7. Put the Relationship First (Kohn, 123)

Ephesians 6:4 “And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.”

Mosiah 4:15 “But ye will teach them to walk in the ways of truth and soberness; ye will teach them to love one another, and to serve one another.”

It is more important to have a healthy relationship with your children than to fight over why they didn’t do the dishes. As parents we should consider the long term rather than the here and now. We should care about how much we love our children and that they know it rather than making sure they know you are the boss at all times. President Monson said in perfectly here, “Never let a problem to be solved, become more important than a person to be loved.” Our relationship with our children and loved ones is so much more important than any problem or argument and as parents it is our job to keep this in perspective.