Popular toys are not provided in duplicate but are fought over constantly while other toys are seldom used. Adults lose patience with doing many of the same things repeatedly and get bored by toddlers' needs to repeat tasks until they master them or feel secure in a predictable environment. Tactilely sensitive toddlers are required to finger-paint or are given edible finger paint or play dough because they will probably put it in their mouths. Activities are dictated by rigid adherence to time schedules or the lack of any time schedule makes the day unpredictable. Schedules are rigid and base on adults' rather than children's needs.
Food is used for rewards or withheld as punishment.
Children are allowed to become fussy and cranky waiting for food that is served on a rigid schedule. Routines are dealt with superficially and indifferently. Toilet learning is imposed on children to meet the adults' needs, whether children are ready or not. Children are made to sit on the potty for undue lengths of time and only reinforced contingent on urinating or defecating in the potty. Children are punished or shamed for toileting accidents.