What do you do when you have a child who is constantly negative?
How do you come to terms with having other children in the family who are well behaved and a pleasure to be around, yet this one child insists on being uncooperative and defiant?
My regular Monday morning radio guest on 98.5 Sonshine FM is Joan Grosser from Growing Families Australia. Each week we chat about parenting issues and take talkback calls from listeners.
Today we talked about a four and a half year old boy who doesn’t seem to respond to the same style of parenting that has helped his siblings develop into well balanced and well behaved young people. Even with the understanding that each child is different and has different needs, this boy’s parents are at the end of their rope wondering how to turn things around.
Of course in situations like these there’s always someone ready to blame the parents. In some people’s minds, good parenting will always result in well behaved kids. Many of us know that good parenting gives you a better possibility of raising good kids but some children are just born with defiant attitudes.
We discussed the problem and sought to give the mother encouragement. We also took a number of phone calls from listeners who all threw in their two cents worth. It was interesting to hear from a couple of listeners who know adults who grew up with this kind of attitude and still to this day are causing heartache for those that love them.
If you’re struggling with an unresponsive, negative child, you might get some help, some hints and some encouragement from listening to our segment from today. Just click here.
Posted by Rodney Olsen
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