| At times when parenting styles differ concerning | | | | works and what does not. |
| discipline techniques and when they are left unresolved | | | | You should keep and open mind. You also must be |
| the whole family strucutre and foundation are quickly | | | | able to be diplomatic about these things when they |
| turn delicate and in many cases unworkable. | | | | arise. Parenting problems or disagreements between |
| Unfortunately, what usually happens then is the children | | | | two opposing methods of discipline should never be |
| do not get disciplined in the end at all due primarily to a | | | | handled or discussed during the incident. It is too fresh |
| lack of consistency. So then you both need to get | | | | and the child might get caught in the middle and that is |
| together and democratically evaluate your options and | | | | definitely the last place they need to be. |
| make choices together through compromise, patience, | | | | So all of your disputes about discipline should be |
| and testing. | | | | handled separate from everyone besides the two of |
| Blending and combining your efforts can be your path | | | | you. If you wait to discuss things later you will have |
| of least resistance and benefit the entire family. Plus | | | | more time to think about what it is you really want to |
| might free up some time for you both. | | | | say. This can help to ensure a much more calm setting |
| Coordinating and combining your parenting styles will | | | | and relaxing manner. |
| make you into a team in place of just winging it. How | | | | When two parenting methods share extreme |
| you decide to discipline your children should be decided | | | | differences meeting on common ground then going |
| before hand and settled. Otherwise there will | | | | from there is recommended. You both agree that you |
| undoubtedly be an unbalanced tug of war scenario. | | | | want what is best for your child. Combining an |
| One parent being far too lenient while the other plays | | | | averaged out medium almost ensures not leaning too |
| the part of the bad cop. Compromise on everything | | | | far in one direction or the other. There are more |
| and find a happy medium. | | | | advances in discipline methods to guide your children in |
| One good idea is to decide who will predominantly be | | | | the right way and without punishment than ever |
| the one to dish out the discipline for a set period of | | | | before. |
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| If one of you is more emotional and tends to allow | | | | reasons behind misbehavior and reveals common |
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| allowing the circumstance to dictate the right choices | | | | One of the most important things you can do as a |
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| Just make a note of the pros and the cons. Find what | | | | upon and can tame difficult kids. |