| What do you do with teen behavior like this? He has | | | | problem behavior. This research was carried out at the |
| punched holes in the walls, is mouthy, violent, | | | | Feinberg School of Medicine at the Northwestern |
| aggressive, makes his sister cry and steals her Mp3 | | | | University. |
| player. When parents have to deal with oppositional | | | | Violent kids and teens are a big problem in the Chicago |
| defiant disorder (ODD) or just simply violent teen | | | | area and I know that chief of the Chicago Public |
| behavior, that they do not know where to turn. | | | | Schools has implemented a drastic change of policy. |
| Let us look at what is going on here. Latest studies | | | | Instead of strict curfews and video cameras |
| show that our brains go on developing until we are | | | | everywhere, the school authorities are now |
| about 25. That is one of the reasons why powerful | | | | concentrating on conflict resolution and dealing with the |
| mind altering drugs are not such a good idea. This | | | | kids' emotional needs. Child psychologists believe that |
| means in practice that our brains which control our | | | | there are protective factors such as learning social |
| impulses, and even some of our emotions are still not | | | | and emotional skills which can help kids to pull back |
| fully developed when we are teenagers. Research | | | | from the brink of violence. The Director of the Institute |
| also tells us that the parts of the brain which is called | | | | for Juvenile Research at the University of Illinois |
| the limbic system is what controls our reaction to a | | | | certainly is a great supporter of this approach. |
| fight, flight or freeze response. This is basically what | | | | Parents of oppositional defiance disorder (ODD) teens |
| controls our aggressive instincts. | | | | can help their abusive and violent children by following |
| So, how do you deal with this sort of teen behavior? | | | | behavior modification techniques. They learn how to |
| Research shows that children from violent homes are | | | | set the limits, help the teen to develop coping skills and |
| much more likely to be violent adults. We also know | | | | also how he can treat people like fellow human beings. |
| that behavior modification techniques learned by | | | | Parents learn how giving in and even bargaining can |
| parents on child behavior programs are the only way | | | | give power to their teen's defiance and make the |
| to break this cycle. When the children of parents who | | | | situation even worse. Find out how you can make the |
| had been on these courses were compared to those | | | | situation much better and get back in control again by |
| parents who simply did nothing, there was a 60% | | | | clicking on the link below. |
| difference in the reduction of violence and other | | | | |