Successful parenting can be learned.  If you experience frustrations with your children, welcome to humanity!  Sometimes, we find ourselves so caught up in the drama of not getting along with our children; we don’t see how we got trapped into in the first place.  Jo Frost rarely gets upset on her show, supernanny.  Successful parents stay calm with their kids, no matter whatis happening.  if you know ahead of time what leads to troublesome behaviors, it will be easier to move away from them.I want to discuss some simple strategies for avoiding trouble.  They’re known as the ABCs of behavior.

• Antecedents; what was happening before the problem behavior started.  You want to figure out what triggers your child into becoming upset in the first place.
• Behavior; what is the specific behavior that’s upsetting you with your child?  Does this behavior happen often?
• Consequences; what happens to your child as a result of his or her behavior?  Successful parents usually find consequences that fir the crime.  Instead of being sent to his or her room, the child has to do something for the person they have been negative with that day.  If you use the same consequence and the behavior continues, stop what you’re doing and do something different.  Look at some of the previous entries to this site to get some ideas.