Individuality

The first thing you need to know to be a good enough parent is that each child is different and each child therefore has different needs and requires a different parenting style.

This can be really annoying. In my case my first is relativly easy, a bit on the whingey side but generally well behaved, eager to please, and sensitive to soft discipline methods. I thought i was a great parent. Then number two came along. A major tantrum thrower, attention seeking through playing the clown, and you can yell till you're blue in the face and it has no noticable effect.

We have to use different methods for each child, a stern look will do the job for Tahlia, whereas taking away toys, time out, and the occasional smack work best for Zac. I'll talk more about these methods later. (Yes, i know I used the smack word)