A lot of the parenting blogs advise you to leave some room for being less than perfect and have a plan for how to deal with it (watching how you deal with it is

A lot of the parenting blogs advise you to leave some room for being less than perfect and have a plan for how to deal with it (watching how you deal with it is often an important lesson to the kid, too). Being able to say "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have taken away your favorite toy for a week, I was angry and made a mistake" is an important grace to give yourself.