Live Your Identity in Christ

Though primarily written to/about daughters, I was personally convicted of this point in particular and I want to remember it to tell my boys:

She needs to be reminded of who she is, not who she is expected to be. In Christ, she is loving, even if she is acting unloving. In Christ, she is patient, even if she is acting impatient. Appeal to her new creation identity rather than simply shaming her for her wrong behavior. 

Tell her she is beloved. Tell her she is beautiful. Remind her what is already true. Invite her to live into the truth of who Christ is forming her to be.

[http://www.chattingatthesky.com/2013/05/15/12-things-your-daughter-needs-you-to-say/]