How Do You Fix Behavior In A Problem Child?
Who is control? I know lots of families where the kids command and continually demand. Parents are often told what to do and some even walk on eggshells round their children. Anything for a quiet life and anything to avoid a meltdown. There are other ways you can avoid tantrums but giving into the child is not the way to do it. This is the worst thing you could possibly do! Once the child learns how to manipulate you and sees that violent behaviour works a treat, then you are lost and you may never get that control back again. Establishing why the child behaves or reacts in a certain way is always useful (in a calmer moment!). With the child you need to go through what happened, how he felt and what his reaction was. You could suggest other ways he could react the next time this happens. Learning about these strategies is easy with behavior therapy. Is this you? You are dreading going home because you know as soon as you get in that door, your teen is waiting to pick a fight and might
