How Parents Should Deal with a Disobedient Child

Question
How should parents behave with a disobedient child?
Answer
I say, and with God's success: They should increase their kindness towards him and frequently pray for him, taking all the means that may save him, so that perhaps Allah, the Exalted, will guide him to the right path and save him from the torment of hell. In this lies their happiness in this world and the Hereafter, and they should not be a support for themselves and their devil against him. And Allah knows best.
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