18 Undermining Their Partner
If one parent tells a child something, it’s vital that the other parent backs them up. If instead one parent becomes the ‘bad cop’ to the others’ ‘good cop,’ the child will learn to only ask the lenient one when they want something that may not be in their best interest. If there is disagreement between the parents as to what they should do, that question should handled beforehand, while unified parental front is communicated to the child.
