| When you have your first child, you read all the books | | | | caused by trauma - an unsettled home, divorce, |
| on child-rearing and draw upon your own experiences | | | | moving to another town, or even in some cases |
| with your own parents, and think you have all the | | | | allergies to food. There are many different reasons |
| answers to bring up a happy, healthy child who will be | | | | why a child can suddenly turn from a beautiful, happy |
| a contributing member of society. Unfortunately for | | | | child into an angry, defiant monster in your home. |
| many parents, something goes wrong. They may do | | | | The key to dealing with defiance like this in your child is |
| everything right, but they still find that their youngster | | | | to nip it in the bud. In other words, as soon as it rears |
| exhibits defiant child behavior from an early age. | | | | its ugly head, you have to deal with it because it will |
| There are many reasons why some children start to | | | | only get worse. |
| show defiant child behavior. Some studies show that it | | | | Defiance in a young child is incredibly annoying and can |
| is genetic, while others show that parents are giving | | | | drive you crazy, but once you have a teenager that |
| subconscious signals to their own children that are the | | | | acts in that manner, then you have real trouble on your |
| same ones that their parents gave them. | | | | hands. Defiance in a teenager can lead to legal or |
| In fact, if you were defiant as a child, the likelihood of | | | | scholastic troubles that put both you and your |
| your own child being defiant as well is very high. | | | | teenager in long-term danger. |
| On the other hand, some defiant child behavior is | | | | |