Patience, patience, patience
Love, love, love
Teach, teach, teach
Show them the way
But don't make them go
Respect them as individuals
Encourage their talents
Answer their questions
But don't take their tantrums
Wipe the graffiti off the walls
Clean up the spilt milk
Don't lose your temper
Teach, teach, teach
Love, love, love
Patience, patience, patience
If you have a little trouble here, take a stint as an e2 editor. I have a feeling they would make SMASHING parental units