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How To Behave So Your Children Will, Too
Excerpts from the Book by Sal Severe
By Sal Severe
Parents usually react in one of two ways. Sometimes parents react passively. They give in to misbehavior because they do not feel like confronting the problem, at least not right now. You will learn why giving in makes misbehavior worse. Sometimes parents react with anger. You will also learn how reacting with anger makes misbehavior worse.
The way you react to your children's misbehavior affects future misbehavior. A certain amount of misbehavior is normal. My guess is that young children misbehave about 5 percent of the time. (Some days it feels like 50 percent!) Knowing how to react to this 5 percent is crucial. Reacting correctly and consistently can reduce misbehavior from 5 percent to less than 2 percent. Reacting incorrectly can increase misbehavior to 10 percent or more.
Knowing how to react is essential. Knowing how to prevent discipline problems is more important. You can escape many predicaments by setting up a few guidelines in advance. Successful parents believe in prevention and planning. They are more proactive than reactive. You will learn several strategies to help you be more proactive.
