Comments on: Where Do Parents Go Wrong?

By: Mr Butterscotch

Mr Butterscotch — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 08:34:24 +0000

Another problem is that these days (for whatever reason) parents have become more like friends of their children. They then find it hard when they have to discipline them. Not good for either party.

By: Lara

Lara — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 03:12:51 +0000

It is sad but true, isn’t it? Seeing parents try hard to make their children happy and seeing the children run over them…yeah, we need to ENFORCE limits and do it properly.

By: Angie

Angie — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 16:47:58 +0000

That makes perfect sense. My neighbor’s kids completely ignore her because more often than not she doesn’t enforce it anyway. Why would they? Now I just have to work it into my own parenting. Great blog!

By: Mr Butterscotch

Mr Butterscotch — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 10:13:19 +0000

I’ve seen a parent repeatedly brought to tears due to errant behaviour by her children. In my experience, it’s not the failure to set limits that causes the problem – it is the failure to ENFORCE those limits.

Failiing to chastise a child when they have overstepped the boundaries re-enforces bad behaviour – ultimately leading the parent to the brink and serving to upset the child. This pattern becomes cyclical.

Rules should be laid down – and they should be law.