Totally!  Nothing about parenting was like I thought it would be.  I read every parenting book and attended every parenting training I could.  Things did NOT get better.
I WAS STUCK!!  I was exploding every day.  It took me years of struggling, failing, and searching for another way to parent that didn’t rely on punishments, rewards, bribes, lectures, or ultimatums before things got better.
It didn’t come easy.  I messed up a LOT!!!  Eventually, I created Connect Method Parenting.
If I can turn around my parenting anyone can.