Parenting

I just heard it again:  "parenting doesnt come with a manual"...and i thought how i usually do--  It does if you are motivated to search out books such as Redirecting Children's Behavior, How to Raise a Child with a High IQ,  Giving the Love that Heals, The Strong Willed Child and Bringing up Boys and Bringing Up Girls, A Good Enough Parent and many more.  I heard Joyce Meyer say that we often pray for help or just complain..but really are praying for a miracle to drop on us with no effort on our part (this was in her 4 CD series about Breaking Bad Habits).  Changing behavior does take some effort on our part!