In fact, her audiences tend to agree that parenting is the most difficult challenge they face. Harried by the pressures of the workplace, parents often return home feeling stressed, only to play judge and jury to their kids discipline dilemmas. Many just don t feel up to the task, explains Swift.
Parents aren t sure about what they re doing and feel overwhelmed by the job.
The drive to enhance those skills led Swift to public speaking and the publishing of several books on discipline. Now Swift speaks internationally, offering training seminars to parents, educators, and business professionals on improving discipline and communication skills. We need to consider what we do with our kids, because it will come back to haunt us, says Swift. We want kids to do the right thing, but the reason they choose the right thing is equally important. Parents biggest concern is that they re not sure about what they re doing and feel overwhelmed by the job.