5 Things parents should avoid when dealing with a disrespectful child

Last Updated on March 23, 2021

5. Don’t Demand Respect

Do not play the parent card as a way of demanding respect. Teenagers, for example, will think that they know more than you, so it is only normal that they will act rudely. But, fortunately, you are the parent, and you actually know more than they do – and this is exactly why you know that saying “you owe me respect because I am your parent” won’t do anything. Respect is something you feel, and therefore you can not demand it, let alone be authoritarian about it. You can’t force your child to be respectful, but you can ask them to act respectfully – because acting respectfully is not about feelings, it is about posture. The focus should be on the behavior and not on the feelings – if you remain calm and stick to a pattern, you will end up earning your child’s respect.
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