Several ideas for feeling empathy for your child are presented. If you can empathize with your child's challenges and turmoil, then you will feel kindlier and more sympathetic toward your child, and you will also not be so offended by your child's behavior. One of the main ideas presented is that some concepts are easy for you, as a parent, to grasp but which are very difficult for your child to grasp since he does not have the maturity and wisdom that you have. Another main idea is to realize that your child is doing the best that she can at this point in her life, just as you are doing the best that you can at this point in your life.