Children need and benefit from supervision and attention. Violence does not make a child stronger it makes a child more vulnerable. There are many ways to neglect a child. You can be in the home and neglect your children. Don t do this.
Many parents learn to listen to their child with one ear while focusing on something else.
Try to have family meeting at least weekly. Know what is happening in your child s life. Be sure you do not unknowingly do to your child what well may have been done to you. Be careful not to help your child look for ways to skirt responsibility. Children must be taught to accept responsibility for their own behavior.