04-21-2004, 07:36 PM
It's fairly simple. Children respect constant behavior. Why do you think grandparents are revered. They are at an age that they are not trying to impress anyone, so they act consistant in their behavior. If you are consistant with your children, then they know what to expect and what your values are. If you are back and forth in you discipline whatever it may be or have insecurities about them, then the children will pick up on that and begin to test the boundries. We are the same today, which boss do you like, one the is consistant in his/her behavoir even if its bad, then you know what to expect. Its when you do the same thing on two seperate days and you get different reactions that make it frustrating.