What to do about tricky behaviors: when consequences mean nothing, when your child lies, when your child doesn't listen, and more.
At your wit’s end because your child doesn’t listen? To rein in rebellious, impulsive children without creating a power struggle or driving themselves crazy, parents must be patient, persistent, and creative in responding to resistance —Here are five common discipline problems faced by parents of children withSometimes parents and kids get into a pattern in which daily tasks provoke battles. In most cases, the child eventually complies, but the conflict leaves everyone upset.Setting up routines.
Sometimes consequences that were once effective stop being effective after they’ve been used for a while. As with many other things involving ADHD, repetition leads to boredom. Devise a variety of consequences and vary them from time to time. The first step in dealing with chronic dishonesty is to find the reasons that underlie it. If your child lies to avoid consequences for irresponsible behavior, for example, you must monitor those behaviors more closely and discipline any act of deception. If he lies in order to cover up failure and shame, encourage your child to be honest — and reassure him that mistakes are learning opportunities, not reflections of his character or abilities.
If you want your child to respect the rules, enforce them consistently. That means not “forgetting about” the rules or occasionally suspending them because you feel guilty or because your child pressures you to do so. If you bluff or make empty threats, you’re sacrificing your credibility and weakening your authority as a parent.Heightened emotionality is a characteristic of ADHD. For kids with attention deficit disorder, failure doesn’t merely discourage, it devastates.
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