Making life more miserable for the parents is, in some senses, an encouragement for the parents to straighten up and spend a little more effort on their kids.

Making life more miserable for the parents is, in some senses, an encouragement for the parents to straighten up and spend a little more effort on their kids. If it were completely painless, fewer would bother. Changing behavior requires pressure and people generally do not like it when they notice it.