The Bible starts with the fact that discipline is important and lack of discipline shows lack of love for the child.
Proverbs 13:24
Proverbs 23:13-14

We all face the problem of discipline?
How much
What Kinds
When?

Why do we discipline? Because we are all sinners who are disobedient.

Two issues that we face:
Not discipline
Doing it the easy way

When we do not discipline we do not show:
Love
Laziness
We are not thinking of our children’s future

Very often we think of discipline as punishment, but discipline is more importantly teaching for the present and the future.

When we do it the easy way we also face the problem not seeing the future.

Look at God and how He has dealt with His people:
The Children of Israel and forty years in the desert
The Kingdoms of Israel and Judah and the prophets-Jeremiah 30:1-18
Jesus and how He saw God’s people and His children in discipline-Luke 13:31-35

The ultimate discipline that God placed upon anyone would be in any other context unfair, but just in the work and plan of God:
Jesus as God and the son of the Father is perfect
We are sinners who deserve the wrath and punishment of God
We are disobedient children
We should be punished and disciplined for our sin
God put punishment for our sin upon Jesus for us-The perfect sacrifice: Romans 6:23, 1 Peter 2:24
God is perfect and there is to be punishment for sin which was worked through Jesus Christ on the cross.
Because of Jesus’ work on the cross we have forgiveness and the hope of eternal life.
As God’s representatives in this world to help our children know God’s Word and will we have the responsibility and opportunity under the cross of Christ to teach and discipline our children

Commitment=Discipline:
When we say we are going to discipline then we follow through with it
We want discipline to help our children learn about choices
We want discipline to help our children learn about good results and consequences
We want discipline to help our children learn repentance
We want discipline to help our children learn forgiveness

A few thoughts:
Don’t be afraid of the word “no” and sometimes you don’t have to explain it.-Quote from a parent: “We never said no to our children, so they never learned how to say no to themselves in a time that celebrates not caring.
You can also give your child choices
Make consequences fit the misbehavior
Put discipline into play when the problem occurs not later
Speak to our children about the consequence, not in anger, but in love.
Give affirmation for things done right-sometimes quietly and sometimes with a lot fluff
Repent when we do things out of anger
Forgive when they repent
We are going to sin and make mistakes and God gives wisdom and grace to that.
Our children still will make big blunders when they get older, but we put them in the hands of God and what He has worked through us.

Last thoughts:
Forgive them
Forgive yourself
Pray
Trust God and rely on His Word

To the Children: Proverbs 19:8 and 15:5