How To Deal With Defiant Children

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4.6 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 26 April 2023

⏱️ 40 minutes

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It's hard enough to parent even if your children aren't a little defiant. Let's dive into the topic of how to handle kids who resist being parented! Email questions or comments: drlaura@drlaura.com - Participate on the radio program: call 1-800-Dr-Laura / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment https://www.drlaura.com/make-an-appointment.

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0:00.0	Dr. Laura's Deep Dive, offering new analysis and advice on some of life's more
0:07.6	perplexing problems deep-dive, marriage, relationships, mental health, and more.
0:12.6	Deep Dive, Dr. Laura's Deep Dive podcast.
0:18.2	Welcome to my exhilarating and informative podcast.
0:23.2	And today's topic is the impossible dream.
0:30.0	Figuring out how to deal with defiant children.
0:34.1	It's so exhausting when you have to deal with a defiant child.
0:39.2	Duh.
0:42.2	And if you can't hear them and you're just watching the behavior,
0:47.7	you can't look like that. That's how you lose the battle with these kids.
0:54.0	You have to act like you are the steppard parent.
0:56.8	You have to be calm and serene.
1:02.9	That's the number one most important
1:08.2	quality that a parent has to have when dealing with a defiant child.
1:14.2	Now, kids of all ages need to know in advance the family rules
1:21.1	from helping out with chores, to homework, to bedtime, to acceptable behavior.
1:26.6	But only discuss these things when things are nice.
1:35.5	Never ever discuss these things when everybody's upset and angry.
1:40.2	It just makes for more bad behavior.
1:43.6	So at serene times, you gently say,
1:48.0	you know, everybody in the family has things to do.
1:51.1	My things to do are some of these and your things to do are some of these.
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