It is sad to see that time and time again their are people who believe in the good old fashion approach to parenting: "A child should be seen and not heard."
This works until your child is a teen and now your dealing with angry out burst and such. Some parents who take this approach don't understand why their teen is so angry. Here's why; it's because they have so much built-up inside from years and years of not being able to express theirself.
Also these parents usually make their child service them and often approach parenting with the "Do as I say not as I do" concept. Another failed approach to parenting.
Most of these methods cause problems and eventually strain the parent child relationship to the point that when your child is an adult they don't want to be bothered with you, their parent.
This is why these methods are not effective and eventually backfire.
Always remember that your child is a human like you, only smaller. They have thoughts, feelings, concerns and ideas. Although they are small people they deserve to be heard. Think twice before you are quick to shut your child down because when they become an adult either they will be easily shut down and controlled by another or they will simply despise you.
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