Let’s face it, we’re not perfect and sometimes that catastrophic consequence (”You’re grounded for the rest of high school!!!”) is just thrown out there in the heat of the moment.  It’s good to remember that you always have the authority to approach your child and say, “I’ve really given this some thought and I don’t feel like the current consequence is going to help you learn how to do better with X, so I’m going to handle it this way instead.”

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Why are fewer parents using the word “No” and failing to give their children consequences that will make their inappropriate behavior stop?

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Why is it so difficult to remember that as a parent, it is not my job to win popularity contests with my kids, especially when they want (or worse yet, feel entitled to) the latest gadget?

It doesn’t really matter what the identified object of desire is…I venture to say we have all lived some version of the following parental error.  See if you can relate…

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