Parents with limited options will be frustrated more frequently when their actions are ineffective. When resources are exhausted, the potential for violence and abuse increases. Use the right combination of tools at the right time. Every problem may require a different discipline tool or combination of tools. What may work in one situation may not be effective in another.
Parents have to be flexible as they choose options from their discipline toolbox.
They may have to experiment to find a combination that is effective with a particular child and situation. Cultivate a quiet mind. Informed discipline decisions depend on parents being fully aware of the child, themselves, and the problem situation. To begin, focus with a quiet, open mind on what is really happening. Then begin the work of thinking and acting.