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Comment on Parenting a Defiant Child: Foul Language by Nancy

Nancy — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 19:12:06 +0000

What do I do if my 15 year old child is posting vulgar text onto his facebook account and will not remove the posts? Should there be a consequence? He explained that that’s who he is (with a slight edge in his voice/seemed like he was ready to cry), it’s his life and it makes people laugh. This is completely new behavior to me. We discussed the nature of the language, possible followup down the road with jobs/opportunities, and why I care about his behavior.

Comment on Your Child and the ‘F’ Word by natasha lowery

natasha lowery — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:22:34 +0000

my comment is supposed to say We watch only ‘G’ T.V., and we limit even that.”

Comment on Your Child and the ‘F’ Word by natasha lowery

natasha lowery — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:21:29 +0000

We don’t use the language at home. We watch on T.V. television, and we limit even that. He picked the F word up at school and we tried to act like we didn’t think it was really a word, blew it off, acted like we had no idea what he was talking about. He’s a brilliant child, though, and we could not fool him. He uses the word to test us. We stay calm, say nonchalantly, “Whatever that is, it’s not something we say around here,” and we change the subject. Only works half the time. Basically, it all comes down to when he is FEELING compliant. He wants to be in total control. If he has a day where he WANTS to say the F word, he will. If we make a big deal out of it, it will become his new favorite word. We have to walk on eggs shells about how to deal with this. Once he KNOWS it’s naughty, he’ll cling to it like wet to a duck.

Comment on Parenting Defiant Teens: Using Rewards by admin

admin — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 19:25:54 +0000

If she refuses then you try one of the many other techniques discussed on this blog.
There is nothing that works every time for every situation. The point of this whole site is to give you more ideas to try so that you can find things that work with your particular child.

Comment on Parenting Defiant Teens: Using Rewards by Tina

Tina — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 14:19:53 +0000

That was good, but what if she just flat out says no to helping, then what, let her have her way?

Comment on Getting Your Child or Teen to Obey You by admin

admin — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 05:46:08 +0000

Not really.

Lehman’s approach is much more confrontational.
I prefer to sidestep conflicts. It’s a lot more fun and it will make parenting in the future a lot easier for you.

Comment on Getting Your Child or Teen to Obey You by rkp

rkp — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 05:26:39 +0000

So I just ordered total transformation. This won’t be covered in it as well?

Comment on Parenting a Defiant Child: Curse Words by Kailan

Kailan — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 14:36:11 +0000

It’s imerptaive that more people make this exact point.

Comment on 7 Powerful Ways to Show Love to Children by Clare

Clare — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 05:52:12 +0000

A timely article – you never stop loving your children but sometimes forget to let them know how much especially when they are testing you to the limits! Reminded me to let my son know just how very special he is. Thank you

Comment on Trastorno de Oposición Desafiante (ODD) by Miguel Estevez

Miguel Estevez — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 10:38:51 +0000

Tengo un nino de 8 anos muy desafiante