Welcome to MaryLynne’s musings on the art of successful parenting.  So many parents today feel frustrated and tired over the issue of disciplining their children.  You have the best of intentions for your children and yet, there are times when a child’s passive aggressive behaviors and anger simply don’t respond to your parenting style.  That’s where I come in…

      “Many people operate under the assumption that since

      parenting is a natural adult function, we should instinct-

      ively know how to do it—and do it well.  The truth is,

      effective parenting requires study and practice like any

      other skilled profession.  Who would ever consider turning

      an untrained surgeon loose in the operating room?  Yet,

      we ‘operate’ on our children every day.” Louis Hart, 1987

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