Naturally, stepparents become very upset when their stepchildren are disrespectful to them. The truth is, a child may never respect their stepparent, but they have to know they can’t get away with being rude or obnoxious. Therefore, you and your spouse need to be united ...
Second, you are not alone wondering what to do when adult children won’t leave home. This is probably one of the top 5 questions I get asked.Adult kids staying at home is alarmingly on the rise. Just last night I was talking to a woman who was telling me about her 55 year old br...
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What you’re doing when you respond like this is effectively and gently challenging your child’s poor behavior and helping them see that it isn’t going to solve their problem, and then you’re redirecting them to the task at hand. The goal here is to be assertive, not aggressive...
When I use the word ‘disrespectful,’ I’m thinking of a few behaviors. Primarily, I’m thinking of ‘not listening.’ When children ‘aren’t listening,’ there could be several things going on. Children are distracted or unfocused, so they hear your direction and plan to follow it, ...
when a child is upset is, I don’t believe, giving children the message that we want to give them. The message we want to give them is that you get to have your reaction to things and it is our job to keep you safe and we’re capable of that. Ideally, they feel we can do ...
“…when I tell him what I am doing to him (something like “Ok, first goes the right arm”) He makes eye contact and calms down.” Your respectful communication and your son’s participation are the key to making these activities something he either enjoys or would like to avoid. Chil...
When identifying and addressing child-to-parent violence, similar principles apply as with managing other difficult behaviours. While some disrespectful behaviour may be normative as children progress intoadolescence(such as slammed doors or yelling), if this behaviour is repeated frequently, ...
Do they speak out of turn in class? Are they easily distracted and bothersome to the students sitting next to them? Or are they disrespectful, threatening, or abusive? Don’t Defend Your Child When They’re in the Wrong It’s important to assert yourself as a parent and advocate for...
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