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Why Is My Child So Angry All the Time? | Ep. 126
Are you trying to understand your childโs frequent frustration or angry eruptions? Do you find yourself turning to the internet to ask, โWhy is my son so angry with me?โ or โWhy is my daughter so angry all the time?โโฆ
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4 Simple Ways to Bridge the Mother-Son Divide
Father-daughter dances bring delight as tall suits and little skirts whirl around the dance floor. A mother-daughter brunch is bright with โgirly chatter.โ Adventurous camaraderie abounds at father-son outings. But how many of us have ever been to (or evenโฆ
What Do I Do When My Child Just Says No?
Recently we received this question from Michelle: I am struggling with a tween who often says no to my requests. She is a good girl most of the time, but she will be disrespectful to me, and I have noโฆ
The Power of Defiance
Jesus was defiant. He defied Satan’s temptation. He defied the religious structures of the day. He defied legalism. He even defied death. One of our problems as parents is that we treat our kids’ defiance as if it is entirelyโฆ
It’s Not DefianceโIt’s Science!
Pretty much every kid loves to experiment with chaos: dropping food, smearing things, investigating cupboards or containers, throwing toys — you name it, a toddler has probably gotten into it. It can be easy to get aggravated when your childโฆ
What do I do when my child just says no?
Recently we received this question from Michelle: I am struggling with a tween who often says no to my requests. She is a good girl most of the time, but she will be disrespectful to me and I have noโฆ
When is defiance better than obedience?
ย I’ll never forget her statement. I was speaking to a grade-school teacher in a Christian school about behavior problems with her students. In the context of the conversation she actually seemed more upset about the obedient kids than theโฆ
How to Turn a Parenting Fail into a Parenting Win
It was a Sunday evening. I was emotionally and physically done for the day and looking forward to a quiet house. Suddenly I overheard squabbling about who was the rightful owner of a large stuffed panda bear. My engagement withโฆ
When Kids Stay Irresponsible
Brian and Jana were very concerned about how much work it was to get their 8-year-old son, Brady, to do much of anything – look up from his book when they talked, get ready for school in the morning, getโฆ
What to do when your kids give you a defiant โNOโ
When kids say โNo!โ parents tend to react rather than respond. Reacting tends to lead to unconstructive power struggles that follow this basic pattern: Child: โNo!โ Parent: โYes!โ Child: โNo!โ Parent: โYes or else!โ Child: โI donโt care!โ Parent: โWellโฆ