The Complainer

Mistakes: What common discipline mistakes of parents may make the problem behavior worse?

• Becoming thoroughly disgusted and showing your disgust.
  
  
• Failing to deal individually with this child.
  
  
• Ignoring all requests—and calling them complaints.
  
  
• Being sarcastic.
  
  
• Becoming defensive and getting involved in arguments with your child.
  
  
• Giving unequal treatment and unequal responses to this child.
  
  
• Rejecting the validity of all criticism.
  
  
• Siding with other children against the complainer.
  
  
• Using threats or negative reinforcements.
  
  
• Constantly changing your mind to accommodate this child.
  
  
• Assuming ownership of your child's problem.