| I know parents who are desperate to try and treat | | | | is minimized but never ignored. Spend prime time with |
| their oppositional defiant disorder kids successfully and | | | | kids doing enjoyable activities to empathise and bond. |
| without going out of their minds. Basically, their kids are | | | | 3. Keep calm and avoid flashpoints. You know by now |
| completely disobedient, hostile, aggressive and mouthy. | | | | what is likely to cause tantrums and you which |
| Here are some successful strategies that we have | | | | situations can de defused. Always discuss the child's |
| tried in our family. | | | | behavior after the event and avoid at all costs getting |
| 1. Help your child make choices. All the sites say that | | | | into shouting matches. This could show the child that |
| you must not give in and this is true up to a certain | | | | shouting actually works, if you lose one particular battle. |
| point. But what about discussing the various options | | | | As the name oppositional defiant disorder implies, there |
| and give your child some choices. Talk about the | | | | will be opposition ! |
| consequences and the rewards for the various | | | | Following a child behavior program is the key to dealing |
| options so that the next time he misbehaves , he | | | | with oppositional defiant disorder successfully. Discover |
| knows what is going to happen because you have | | | | more successful ways of dealing with this disorder by |
| talked it through. | | | | reinforcing good behavior and downgrading bad |
| 2. Show your child affection and love. That means | | | | behavior. Group training in parenting skills or in any child |
| giving praise and physical affection for good behavior. | | | | behavior programs is a great way of dealing with |
| It also means praise gets top priority and bad behavior | | | | oppositional defiant disorder. |