| | | | | thief, or a bully. You want to home in on his |
| It's impossible! Your defiant child is aggressive, hates | | | | BEHAVIOR and discuss with him in a calmer moment, |
| rules, wants to be in control, refuses to do anything | | | | what is wrong with that. Focus on the behavior. |
| you ask him and is generally impossible to parent. With | | | | Talking of behavior, how many times do you praise |
| defiant child behavior like that, who wants to be a | | | | your kid? There are probably not many times you can |
| parent? | | | | do that with a defiant child but make sure you do it |
| Here are a few tips to help you parent defiant child | | | | when it happens! |
| behavior. First, you have to TALK to him and the best | | | | How often do you recognize his talents and skills? |
| time to do that is when he is in a good mood and calm. | | | | When was the last time you praised them? Is he good |
| Remember the golden rule - he gets no attention either | | | | at a subject at school? Is he good on the sports field? |
| from you or siblings when he is yelling. | | | | Wouldn't it be great if you could learn a few behavior |
| Talk to him to find out what is going on. Remember | | | | modification techniques, like the ones above, to cope |
| that if he is a teen, the peer pressure is enormous.The | | | | with all the other problems of your defiant kid, such as |
| only way you will find out what is bothering him is to | | | | the bullying, shouting, beating up siblings and being |
| talk to him. There may be problems at school with | | | | mouthy, abusive and downright aggressive? If you |
| teachers and with other kids. Defiant children tend to | | | | want to discover more about child behavior |
| be bossy and that may mean he has very few friends | | | | programs and how they can help you to parent |
| as a result. | | | | defiant child behavior, the link below will put you on the |
| Don't label your kid! There is no point in calling him a liar, | | | | right track. |