listens to their
child.
talks openly about
difficult subjects.
tries to build a child's
self-esteem creates elaborate
tongue-twisters to
reprimand their
children. Such as: "Walking on a fence post can cause injury and I worry about you." Rather than: "Get your fat ass down from there."
is generally exhausted because their children
practice what they preach and therefore endlessly
negotiate things like
another glass of water.