3) Disrespect

• Favouritism
  Parents dishonour and disrespect their children when they play favourites among their children, exalting some and ignoring or despising the others.
• Not keeping promises
• Relentless pressure to succeed
• Not allowing genuine discussion or appeal

4) Love

• Neglect
• A Lack of physical affection
• Perfectionistic standards or performance-based love

5) Words

• Exaggeration
• Mocking or name-calling
• Lack of encouraging words

Five categories in which parents can easily provoke, exasperate, and discourage their children:

1. Mom and Dad
   • lack of marital harmony
   • divided authority
   • child-centred parenting
   • hypocrisy and double standards
   • allowing manipulation
2. Discipline
   • inconsistent discipline
   • over- or under-discipline
   • disciplining in anger
   • ending discipline on a negative note
   • unjust hidings
3. Disrespect
   • favouritism
   • not keeping promises
   • relentless pressure to succeed
   • not allowing genuine discussion or appeal
4. Love
   • neglect due to parental distraction
   • lack of affection
   • perfectionistic standards
5. Words
   • exaggeration
   • mocking, name-calling
   • lack of encouraging words