Hi Waters, welcome to PC. Sounds like your parents aren't realizing that if what they are doing isn't working that more of the same isn't going to work either.

There is a way of dealing with people called the Strengths Perspective. With this, a person recognizes another's strengths not their weaknesses. If a person focuses on another's weaknesses this causes a downward spiral. If you focus on their strengths it causes an upward spiral because the person feels good about themselves instead of bad. They can mention weaknesses but don't focus on them more then the strengths.

I hope to support you here........