Unsuccessful parents attend to the negative rather than the positive. They criticize too much. Parents who have discipline problems do not plan. They do not realize that they can be part of the problem. Parents are part of the problem because of their patterns of reaction.
Parents usually react in one of two ways.
You will learn why giving in makes misbehavior worse. Sometimes parents react with anger. You can also learn how reacting with anger makes misbehavior worse. The way you react to your children's misbehavior affects future misbehavior. Knowing how to react to this 5 percent is crucial.