Discipline ranks right up there with other fun parts of adulting. Like flossing. Or paying taxes. “I can’t wait to discipline my kid!” said no one ever.

“No jumping on Mimi’s couches. No snacks in the living room.” Welcome to disciplining kids at Grandma’s. But whose rules do you follow? Yours or Mimi’s?

Here are eight ways we can fight for, not against, our children in their hard-to-handle moments.

My son, Aaron, taught me valuable lessons on how to choose my battles … and win them.