Anger Management for Children
| by Amarendra | January 21, 2008
Parents are more stressed than ever in dealing with their children's problems. Discover how to improve your child's behavior immediately in less than 30 days;
Do your kids talk back to you or ignore you? Have they kicked and hit you? Do you feel helpless and out of control yourself when it comes to your children's behavior?
Do you find yourself yelling at your kids or locking yourself in the bathroom and crying? Is disciplining your children a nightmare?
If so, I am here to tell you that it is not your fault! Kids everywhere are treating their parents with disrespect. Kids who disrespect their parents also disrespect their teachers, law enforcement and anyone who is making rules and telling them what to do.
You have the power to change this behavior. But in order to do this you must put a stop to behaviors such as back talk, interrupting, face making and other negative body language.
There are two techniques you can use depending on the child's age.
For children 3 to 10 years old use my version of time out.
This is a warning system based on 3 chances. If the child persists the child is sent to a designated time out zone in your home. A timer is set to the child's age. If the child objects, cries, screams, leave the time out zone, the timer is reset to the beginning.
For children over 10 years of age
Simply stating what you expect will be enough. "Do not speak to me that way." or "Do not interrupt me." Or "Do not make that face."
You have to keep saying it and you must remain calm and not give up until s/he stops the behavior. If you keep repeating one of these sentences to your child, with your poker face on, s/he will stop. Your child will be so shocked that you are following through and not looking or sounding angry.
Do not let this behavior slide. So pick a day that you are rested to start commanding
the respect you deserve.
Do your kids talk back to you or ignore you? Have they kicked and hit you? Do you feel helpless and out of control yourself when it comes to your children's behavior?
Do you find yourself yelling at your kids or locking yourself in the bathroom and crying? Is disciplining your children a nightmare?
If so, I am here to tell you that it is not your fault! Kids everywhere are treating their parents with disrespect. Kids who disrespect their parents also disrespect their teachers, law enforcement and anyone who is making rules and telling them what to do.
You have the power to change this behavior. But in order to do this you must put a stop to behaviors such as back talk, interrupting, face making and other negative body language.
There are two techniques you can use depending on the child's age.
For children 3 to 10 years old use my version of time out.
This is a warning system based on 3 chances. If the child persists the child is sent to a designated time out zone in your home. A timer is set to the child's age. If the child objects, cries, screams, leave the time out zone, the timer is reset to the beginning.
For children over 10 years of age
Simply stating what you expect will be enough. "Do not speak to me that way." or "Do not interrupt me." Or "Do not make that face."
You have to keep saying it and you must remain calm and not give up until s/he stops the behavior. If you keep repeating one of these sentences to your child, with your poker face on, s/he will stop. Your child will be so shocked that you are following through and not looking or sounding angry.
Do not let this behavior slide. So pick a day that you are rested to start commanding
the respect you deserve.
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