| | | SA | A | SS | D | SD |
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| 1. | Watching for good behavior to praise takes too long, I need something faster. | | | | | |
| 2. | I don’t have time to listen to my child complain about what happened at school. | | | | | |
| 3. | I just don’t have the energy to enforce things that I know I should. | | | | | |
| 4. | It’s easier to do something myself than to teach my child. | | | | | |
| 5. | I’m too busy to get regular exercise. | | | | | |
| 6. | If you rewards kids for doing something once you’ll have to reward them forever. | | | | | |
| 7. | Parents who are sensitive to their child’s feelings usually spoil their children. | | | | | |
| 8. | Parents should expect children to do what they say the first time. | | | | | |
| 9. | Most children can pick up what they need to know without parent teaching them anything. | | | | | |
| 10. | You should not have to put breakable items out of your toddler’s reach. | | | | | |
| 11. | How can I reward good behavior when he never does what I want him to do. | | | | | |
| 12. | I’m afraid to discuss feelings because I don’t want to put words in his mouth. | | | | | |
| 13. | I don’t know when to ignore behavior and when to make an issue. | | | | | |
| 14. | When I try to teach my child something she usually gets angry or bored. | | | | | |
| 15. | I see the same problem happen over and over and I don’t know how to avoid it. | | | | | |
| 16. | I feel guilty if I use rewards to get my child to do things. | | | | | |
| 17. | Anything is better than dealing with a kid’s tantrum. | | | | | |
| 18. | It is difficult to let my child suffer the consequences of his behavior. | | | | | |
| 19. | It’s not worth the effort trying to teach my child to do things—I have to repeat my self over and over and over again. | | | | | |
| 20. | I distract my child when he get upset rather than putting up with his tantrums. | | | | | |
| 21. | Babies will quit crying faster if they are ignored. | | | | | |
| 22. | Toddlers can easily share toys with other children. | | | | | |
| 23. | Most children are completely toilet trained by two years. | | | | | |
| 24. | Parents should expect children under three to feed and dress themselves. | | | | | |
| 25. | Parents can expect four-year-olds to be kinds and charming. | | | | | |
| 26. | Parenting is intuitive. It’s best to follow your first inclination. | | | | | |
| 27. | If I’m a good parent, my children will be happy all the time. | | | | | |
| 28. | It’s too much trouble to think of new ways to handle things. | | | | | |
| 29. | If my kid wouldn’t slow me down things would be okay. | | | | | |
| 30. | My kids make me so mad when they misbehave. | | | | | |
| 31. | When my child does something I appreciate, I tell her “Good Girl.” | | | | | |
| 32. | If my child’s is upset that his friend leaves, I say,”You really wish Josh could stay” to reflect his feelings. | | | | | |
| 33. | I tell my child, ‘No”, when he does something I don’t like, for examples, ‘No hitting.” | | | | | |
| 34. | The best way to teach a child something is to tell him what to do, even if you don’t do it yourself. | | | | | |
| 35. | When a problem happens over and over I handle it exactly the same way every time rather than change things. | | | | | |
