Those who spare the rod of discipline hate their children. Those who love their children care enough to discipline them. (Proverbs 13:24 NLT)
If for no other reason, children need structure and discipline because it says to them that they are loved. Parents sometimes mistakenly think that by overlooking their children's bad behavior and failing to give them boundaries that they are demonstrating tolerance and teaching them restraint. Actually, the message that unsupervised and undisciplined children receive is that they are not that important and not that loved. Show your children you care and correct them when they need it.
