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23rd November 2006

 * Parents Who Are Afraid To Ask For Help**

Some parents believe that when their children behave well, it is a mark of their success, and when their children behave badly, it is a sign of their failure as parents. However, loving parents know that although they may model responsible, caring, good behaviours, at times one or other of their children may choose to behave irresponsibly, or worse. Confident parents, knowing that they have tried to be good parents, will wisely seek help in their skills of directing a child whose behaviours are unacceptable. The issue is behaviour, not people. It is a parent's responsibility to make good choices with regard to their own behaviour, and with their parenting behaviour. We will all make mistakes, but if we are wise, we will seek sound advice when the behaviours of our children worry or concern us, and when our own parenting behaviours worry or concern us. We are in this together!