The two girls, Ashlyn and Alaia had many of the same problem behaviors. The girls would not listening to their mom while she is trying to work, they would not stay in their bed when it's bed time, and they would talk back and slap their parents. Alaia was the more aggressive one towards the parents, while Ashlyn had problems staying in bed at night without her mom. I feel that these behaviors were definitely done for attention, but possibly also an avoidance reason. The parents always felt bad and wanted to comfort their children, which is good, but in this case this was reinforcing their behavior. The weren't properly disciplining the behaviors so they knew that the more and more they acted out, the more likely they were to get their way.
