We had dinner last night with good friends who are parents of young children. When we asked them what one question we could talk about on the BRAVE LOVE podcast that would be the most helpful, Mark instantly blurted out: "Why can't my boys just put on their shoes in the morning?!" We've all been there. This series offers to untangle the ways we parent our children "by default" or "by design."

BRAVE LOVE offers these truths about behavior:

• Behavior is a fruit.  Bad fruit can't be fixed.  Bad behavior can't be fixed either.
• Behavior is the combined result of our beliefs, habits, values, affections, relationships, unresolved issues, and maturity.
• Behavior that is controlled today will need to be controlled again tomorrow.  Control doesn't build trust or maturity.  Let's be tired because we're building trust and maturity--instead of damaging those we care about.

There is great hope.