Dr. Kevin Leman, author of Making Children Mind Without Losing Yours, describes common mistakes of parenting — parents not displaying healthy authority with their kids, not allowing kids to fail, trying to keep kids happy, and overreacting to misbehavior. You can find his book on our store here: http://bit.ly/2Rwcor2

Dr. Leman recommends “reality discipline” — where reallife consequences teach children rather than parents lecturing, reminding, or rescuing them. Dr. Leman also differentiated between praise and encouragement, and discipline and punishment for children.