It is indisputable that the degree of involvement and the type of relationship developed between a parent and a child have a great influence and can support the child's cognitive and behavioral development. The type of parent-child relationship achieved can also hinder these developments if the relationship fails to meet a child's common daily needs as he or she goes through developmental changes. After much discussion, reading, and research, it is no surprise that the type of relationship established between a parent and child serves as the foundation and building block for children to become well-rounded and successful adults. Factors such as the amount of income, degree of involvement, playtime, education received by parents, home literacy, and schooling all influence the type of relationship that is built between parents and children. In other words, the more income, involvement, play time, education, home literacy, and teaching a parent has and does with his or her child, the more likely the child is to experience cognitive development and advanced behavioral. Along with many popular childhood behaviors, the most common behavior observed in children is said to be missing bedtimes (Ortiz & McCormick 2007). Failure to stick to bedtime not only affects the relationship between the child and parent, but also affects the child's overall academic performance and can even lead to mental illnesses and disorders. Constant failure to meet bedtime can lead parents to become increasingly frustrated and then engage in physical scolding to regain control of the situation and achieve the desired outcome; sleep. In order to reduce and end bedtime noncompliance, parents are tau...... middle of paper......me Noncompliance in young children. Journal of Early and Intensive Behavior Intervention, 4, p511-525 2007. Available at: http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ805558.pdf accessed [8 April 2014]Scipio, V. (2006) . Early literacy development in minority and middle-class families A qualitative research study. Retrieved April 9, 2014, from http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED491777.pdfTamis-LeMonda CS, Rodriguez ET. The role of parents in promoting the learning and linguistic development of young children. Rev ed. In: Tremblay RE, Boivin M, Peters RDeV, eds. Encyclopedia of early childhood development [online]. Montreal, Quebec: Center of Excellence for Early Childhood Development and Early Childhood Development Strategic Knowledge Cluster; 2009:1-9. Available at: http://www.child-encyclopedia.com/documents/Tamis-LeMonda-RodriguezANGxp_rev-Parenting.pdf Accessed [April 10, 2014].