| Remember back before you had your first child when | | | | by some other, more dramatic events - a divorce, |
| you would see a frazzled parent out in public with a | | | | going to a new school, peer pressure (yes, this can |
| screaming, defiant child? And you thought to yourself | | | | start at a very early age) or moving to new town. |
| "My child will never act like that!" | | | | There are so many reasons why your child can all of |
| Then after your first one was born, you read all of the | | | | a sudden change from your precious little angel into a |
| books and parenting guides available and figured you | | | | mean, defiant, non-communicating little demon. And it |
| had this thing called parenting all figured out. | | | | makes the entire household miserable. |
| Unfortunately, however, this "perfect world" rarely | | | | But, bottom line is that you have to deal with this |
| comes to fruition despite your best efforts - and your | | | | defiant child behavior head on. And you have to deal |
| child exhibits this defiant child behavior just like the child | | | | with it early - don't let it fester and grow, because it will |
| you said yours would never be. | | | | not take care of itself. In fact, if you do not take care |
| There can be any number of reasons why your child | | | | of it, your child can become a ticking time bomb. |
| starts to show defiant child behavior. You'll find that | | | | Think about it this way - defiance in a young child is |
| some psychologists will say that it is genetic, some say | | | | irritating, but once that child grows up into a teenager, |
| that parents actually enable their kids to be this way | | | | the defiance takes on a whole new meaning. An out |
| through subconscious signals, and your parents will say | | | | of control, defiant teenager can lead to not only |
| "what goes around comes around!" | | | | scholastic issues, but also legal issues. And these legal |
| On the flip side, some defiant child behavior is caused | | | | issues can involve you as well, not just your child. |