Your defiant child finds it very difficult to be challenged and to handle frustration, so trying to control too many aspects of your child’s life fuels their defiance. The benefit of being calm, firm, ...

I have two teenagers, and so I am very familiar with teenage defiance. Talking back, arguing, not listening to reason or rules – I’ve seen it all. The other day, one kid blew a fuse after I asked him ...

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Every time we would say "no," our son would ask "why." I worried about his defiance as he got older. Other parents didn't approve of him pushing boundaries. Now, he's a teen, and I have no doubt about ...

If children aren’t thriving, it’s not because they don’t want to be successful; it’s because there are barriers keeping them from being successful. I once had a mom bring in her 13-year-old boy from a ...

Organizational psychologist Sunita Sah wants parents everywhere to understand that a defiant child isn't always a bad kid. Parents who want their children to grow up to be confident and assertive ...

I don't remember how my son picked up "no" as his first word. Perhaps it started with the number of times he heard it from us. We would often tell him things like: "No, you can't play in the bath ...