When your child chooses to deliberately disobey you, it is frustrating. Emotions can rise, causing moms to respond in ways they may regret later. The scenario in our How To Control Your Emotions When Your Children Frustrates You blog is a good place to start.

Your daughter yells, “NO!”, after you calmly ask her to “please take your cereal bowl to the kitchen sink.” It is especially tough because there is emotional residue left from the evening before when you fought with your husband over finances and had to drag yourself out of bed three times to care for your sick son. This morning, your daughter refuses to get her shoes on. All you are trying to do is get everyone out the door before they are late. Then you hear, “NO!” You don’t want to respond in anger like your mom did, but things just keep building up…

At times it can be confusing to know if you should discipline your child or ignore their actions. Sometimes you wonder if it is worth the effort when you are in a hurry and late for work, people are watching, or you are just too exhausted.

As moms, we encounter disobedience issues daily. Picture this scenario: it’s time to get ready for bed. “Samantha, please go brush your teeth and get your pajamas on.” Five minutes later, Samantha is still laying in the same spot on the floor. Mom thinks, “This happens every night! I wish she’d get up and do what I say!” …

When our children are little, lying can seem almost humorous at times. When you ask a two-year-old, “Sadie, did you take a chocolate chip cookie from the cooling rack?”, you see her immediately shake her head and hide the half-eaten cookie behind her back saying with melted chocolate on her lips, “No Mommy, I didn’t.”…