NuclearHalo

As a parent, your job is to train your children to be a certain way, not accuse them of falsehoods. Overuse of the words "always" and "never" are detrimental to raising your children, because nobody likes being accused of falsehoods.

Merely stating, "You can tell me anything," will not guarantee that your children will communicate with you. It's when you show them that you understand, show them that you care, show them how to live, that they will feel secure and open up to you.

Children need more than lessons, they need to learn how to live. Whether or not you actively teach them how to live, they're still going to learn it by watching you.

Our children are like mirrors; every good aspect about ourselves, and every flaw, will manifest itself in them. The big problem we have as parents is the fact that sometimes we don't like to look into these mirrors and we become hypocritical when raising our children.

Discipline is about training your child to live in this world. It incorporates the use of punishment, rewards, and more importantly, real life training in doing the things they need to learn how to do.