What do you do when your child says bad things?
4 Ways to Handle Disrespectful Behavior
- Ignore Attention-Seeking Behavior.
- Use When/Then Statements.
- Provide an Immediate Consequence.
- Use Restitution.
What are the primary cause of disrespecting one’s life?
Cultural, generational, and gender biases, and current events influencing mood, attitude, and actions, also contribute to disrespectful behavior. Practitioner impairment, including substance abuse, mental illness, or personality disorder, is often at the root of highly disruptive behavior.
What do you do when your child hurts your feelings?
Kids are going through big hormonal changes & feeling complex feelings. When they hurt your feelings, stay calm, accept their feelings (we don’t have to agree), communicate how it made you feel, & avoid escalating.
Is it OK to say something hurtful to your child?
But saying something hurtful in response sends your child the message that you are not in control. It also models ineffective problem solving for your child. In other words, it shows your child that the way to handle verbal attacks is to launch a verbal counterattack. Leave the cursing and name-calling out, too. Two wrongs don’t make a right.
What do you do when your child is too angry?
Kids are too angry to listen to, much less process, anything we say. You can imagine why— even adults can’t think clearly when we’re too angry. Instead, give child a chance to calm down, even if it means leaving her be or ignoring her hurtful words.
Why won’t my child stop using hurtful words?
Most kids don’t, in part because they perceive the world very differently than we do. Let me be clear: it’s very important to understand that these hurtful words your child is using are not about you at all. Taking it personally often leads to a big emotional reaction from you, which reinforces the bad behavior.