Monday, June 2, 2008

Kids Gone Wild!

Do you have a kid who embaress you in front of guests in the home and out in public, Do you have a kid who screams for no reason or talk back to you, or do you have a kid that says "I Hate You". All of the above situations are children who are displaying inappropraite behaviors. As a Certified Family Teacher who have years experience working with kids, only show inappropraite behaviors when a kid feels like he/she is not getting enough attention. Sometimes this can mean that one child is being favored by the parents and the other child is feeling left out. In any case whether you have one child or more always show that you care by teaching to your kids whether the behavior is positive or negative. Here is a example:Whenever a kid misbehave for so long and then do good, immediately praise he or she for it. When this is done it builds up the their self esteem and the child will continue to do good to receive the attention from the parent. Here is another example: When a child does bad show empathy by saying "John I know you were upset but when I was talking to Betty you were pulling on my pants". You let John know that his behavior was inappropraite and give him the a description of the appropraite behavior on how to get mommy's attention next time. Try this simple assignment like the one above and watch the difference in your kid.

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