Eight Things Parents Can Do To Guarantee Their Child Will Have Adjustment Problems. Dr. Marvin discusses parental behaviors that often lead to children having behavioral and/or emotional problems. He discusses how to teach her children to follow directions on the first request, how to reduce parents getting upset, how to teach children to be independent, how to behave so your child respects you, ways not to feel guilty by what your child says to you, reducing arguments with the child, and reducing siblings' fights