Dealing With Talking Back

Here are 5 simple tips you can use today to deal with your child talking back at you.

Never Overreact In All Situations

Whenever your child is being disrespectful or talks back at you, stay calm! Don’t shout and never show your angry face to your child.

I know it’s easier said than done. But hey! give it a try next time.

You know why?

When your child realized that you’re angry, the more likely they’ll escalate the situation and make it even worse. You, and your child might want to consider a short time out for yourselves if you find things are getting out of your control.

And when you feel calmer, then you can start to address the situation to your child again.

There’s no benefit at all to lecture your child when the situation is not calm and under your control.

He just won’t listen!

Be A Good Role Model

I’ve always said this again and again, and now I’m going repeat it again.

Children learn from their parents. Both good and bad habits. When they’re young, they don’t know how to differentiate between what is good, and bad.

To them, anything their parent does, is good. And they’ll just follow! Don’t be surprised by that.

So, don’t shout back at your spouse or be disrespectful to your parents when your child is around. That’s not a good habit to show to your child.

That’s just one of the many examples around. I’m sure you can relate it to your own experiences.

Relate The Consequences

When your child starts to talk back, tell him the consequences if he continues on. Keep in mind that you don’t want to sound as though you’re threatening them. Don’t go overboard by saying you’re going to spank them hard, or ground them for the next 1 week.

The consequences could be such as limiting their time on their favourite TV show, or not letting them play with their friends in the evening.

Usually, you’ll see the best results when the consequences are something which are related to what your children like to do. Then, your child will feel what it’s really like if they don’t obey to mummy.

Just keep in mind that if you stay coll and calm, show good examples to your child, and have clear consequences set up, you should be able to cut down on the talking back at home.

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