Table 3.

Percentage of Days of Parents/Guardians Reported Specific Child Behaviors and Parenting Strategies

Positive Child Behaviors		Negative Child Behaviors
Followed directions	41.8%	Talked back	14.9%
Did something helpful	35.6%	Argued	14.4%
Was kind	36.1%	Annoyed others	10.1%
Said something nice	28.5%	Was defiant or oppositional	8.7%
Shared	20.9%	Threw a temper tantrum	6.2%
		Lied	3.2%
		Hit, kicked, or bit	1.9%
		Bullied or fought	1.5%
		Swore	1.5%
		Destroyed property	1.1%
		Stole	0.1%
Parenting Strategy for Positive Child Behaviors		Parenting Strategy for Negative Child Behavior
Praise	52.3%	Ignore	15.6%
Reward	24.5%	Loss-of-privilege	13.6%
Point System	9.0%	Time-out	12.0%
		Natural consequence	6.6%
		Logical consequence	5.3%