Call your doctor, your school, or your church or synagogue for ideas about classes or good books to help you develop a plan for non -physical discipline. Stress that is occurring in your marriage, your job, and with other family members affects your ability to handle child behavior problems. Make sure your children are supervised, but detach from the conflict and do something nice for yourself. Children respond positively to a touch of humor and humor can soften the seriousness of many situations. Alcohol and other chemicals change your behavior and increase the risk that you will react impulsively in ways that will hurt your children.
Every parent feels overwhelmed at least some of the time.
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