Check out this short, powerful, modern-day version of the Prodigal Son.  Not much has changed in the 2,000 years since this famous story was first told.  Many fathers feel the deep pain of children who have shut them out of their lives.  To that end, here are 10 things to do for a child who has rejected you.  Forgiveness and reconciliation are possible.  But as the father, you must take the first step when necessary.  And the next.  And the next.  Never give up.

Huddle up with your alienated child tonight and say:  “I love you and I want to say I am sorry for ____.”