The best thing a parent can do is love their children. They need to know how to correctly meet their needs to do this successfully. Every one needs to have contact with people. We tend to go into a depression when we don't get enough contact. This could be physical, verbal, or eye contact. It is essential to make sure children are receiving enough contact when they're growing. If they don't they could grow into problems or even die. Knowing how essential this is to the growth and development of children made me think back to my own family. My father doesn't really hug a lot. He does if someone else initiates it, but other than that he really doesn't. My younger sister had moved in with my mom for awhile. Even though my mom doesn't treat my sister right, my sister still wanted to live with her. I think this could be because my mom met those contact needs for my sister. Another need would be the need for power. This is what brought my sister back to my dad's house. My mom wouldn't give my sister any power, so she left to show that she did have power. There will be consequences to all of her actions of course. They will come naturally and she will have the chance to learn from them.
Sometimes people act out and we think it's because they're just bad kids. I don't think that's true. These children who act out are most likely missing something in their life. They might hit their parent because they crave they contact they can get from being hit back. This of course isn't healthy. Parents need to realize that if their kids are acting out that it might be the parents fault. None of us are perfect. Everyone has needs that need to be met in order for them to be healthy.