You know the drill: You give your child an ultimatum -- "Get dressed or we're staying home!" -- and naturally she says, "Okay, we'll stay home!" Might as well plant a big "L" on your forehead.

We all see our discipline efforts backfire on occasion (hey, you're tired!), and of course there are those battles just not worth fighting (no kid ever flunked preschool because his teeth were furry).

But you do need to prove you're the parent at least some of the time. Learning to avoid these discipline land mines can help you hop to it.

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(This is one of my little angels that keeps me on my toes every day)

If you have small children you will want to read this amazing article that really puts in all in perspective.

Hopefully what you will get from this is that it's impossible to always be super mom (or dad) and you are going to have bad days, we all do.

You don't have to feel like you are failing though, in reality you are succeeding. You are like every other parent out there, trying to do what's best for their kids.

I would love to know what you think of this article so please don't hesitate to leave a comment below or on Facebook.

Here is what Steve Wiens has to say about being a father of three:

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