By Carolyn Knarr, MSW, LCSW, Director of Children’s Therapeutic Services Often parents come to me, looking for guidance, because their child’s behavior is difficult or their attitude is disrespectful.  These parents are struggling with their child because they feel they can no longer control them. They believe that, if they just have the right method of parenting, their children will respect and obey them. Although they may have read “how-to” parenting books or sought the scriptures for specific verses about parenting, they are missing the forest for the trees. Effective parenting is centered on understanding the gospel of grace and relating to their children in a way which reflects it. A…