Principles of God-like Parenting

I am a mother.  My whole life revolves around this fact.  It is my purpose, my calling, my work.  So, understandably, I feel awful when I do it wrong.  I hate messing up any time, but it's especially bad when you feel like a little person's life and well-being are on the line.

The problem I run into is knowing how to do it right.  There are so many differing ideas out there on the proper way to guide, discipline, teach, and raise children.  How are you supposed to sort through it all?  This question naturally leads to a better one:  How does God want me to raise my daughters?

Of course...

He wants me to parent my children after the pattern He has set in raising us.

Now, I don't have this all figured out.  Really, I'm just brainstorming here.  But isn't it a great thought?  With God's help and direction, I can follow the same principles He does to raise us in unquestionably the very best way.

Granted, God is perfect and I am not.  But that is exactly why I must plead for His constant guidance in this endeavor to raise His little girls.  He loves them, incredibly, even more than I do.  He will definitely help me as I stay worthy and mindful of Him.

Some of the principles that I have identified I still have yet to understand how to apply, but here they are:

1)  Agency.  A principle so important, so key that a third of the host of heaven were cast out for attempting to undermine it.

2)  Love.  Cliche perhaps, but absolutely true.  All of Heavenly Father's actions are motivated by love, just as ours ought to be.

3)  Line upon line.  He gives us what we are ready for, when we are ready for it.

4)  Ask and ye shall receive.  He is always approachable, always ready to listen.  He always answers our prayers.

5)  Heartache.  He doesn't save us from everything.  He allows us to learn some things through experience.  He lets us learn from our mistakes.

These are just a start, and as I said before, I still haven't determined exactly how to apply them all, (especially the agency one.)  But I was hoping that some of you reading this might have some additions to the list or ideas on how to apply these principles to everyday parenting situations.

I'm all ears.  :)