• Define the desired and undesirable behaviors. • Establish how often negative or positive behavior occurs. • Communicate rules and expectations clearly. • Reward desired behavior. • Administer clear, unemotional consequences for negative behavior.

“With a good parent-child relationship, almost any form of discipline will work,” “With a poor parent-child relationship, any form of discipline will probably fail. Relationships require two things: time and a willingness to listen.”