There are many causes on why a child or teenager may misbehave. There could be issues at home, with family, other kids, peer pressure, and the list goes on. This can affect family, friends and their own lives in a negative way. “Understanding why children engage in bad behavior is critical to curbing it”, illustrates Harvey Karp, M.D, a pediatrician and author of the book and DVD “The Happiest Toddler On The Block”. In that case, there is a lot to be learned about the cause of misbehavior.
First off, Raykeil Hiedi, a Health Source author, states “When kids are tired, hungry, or not feeling well, they get cranky and irritable”. This makes complete sense because those same factors affect us even as we grow older. As an adult, we learn how to deal with it and don’t show as much emotion.
Second, “A tired child is almost not a child but a monster waiting to spoil your plans,” says Lori Bulloch of North Salt Lake, Utah, mother of a four year old, two year old, and a four month old. “It’s worth it for me to arrange my schedule around nap times. a rested child is simply a different child.” Bulloch adds. Children who get a satisfying nap sometime throughout the day will be happier than a child who doesn’t take or receive one.
Furthermore, “Kids naturally seek attention.” states Raykeil Hiedi again. This can cause children to act out so mommy and daddy will pay attention to them. The child wants to know that their parents care about what they’re doing, even if the child acts out in a good or bad behavior.
“Young children will try out all kinds of phrases and expressions and take note of which ones get a reaction from you,” says Linda Braun, executive director of Families First, a parenting center in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Again with...
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...an see, there are many reasons why children and teenagers may misbehave. They could be tired, hungry, sick or just scared of the position they're in. There could be problems at home with family, fighting, and competition, and attention seeking within society. Children are easier to understand to why they misbehave but when it comes to teenagers it’s a little ridiculous. They will make lousy decisions that can cause a rough road ahead of them all because they want to be noticed. It’s unpleasant to see what this society has come too.
Works Cited
Karp Harvey. “The happiest Toddler On The Block.” Pediatrician.
Raykeil Hiedi. “Why Kids Misbehave”. Oct2005. Vol. 19. issue 9. p104-108. 5p. 1 color photograph
McCollum Bill. “Parenting”. Jun/Jul 2001. Vol. 15. Issue 5. p92. 5p.
Hall Edward. “Why Do They Misbehave?”. 2003. Pg 30 and 75. The Saturday Evening Post.
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All in all, this book relates to teens better than teens know. They think themselves above the conventional man and in doing so demean themselves in the eyes of those conventional men. It is extremely hard for any teen to admit that they were mistaken. It took Harvey many excruciating months to become aware of his follies. The fact that parents will look the other way when a young adult misbehaves or is in-polite is indicative of why they are this way. Any decent parent will discipline their child even when that child is grown. They will discipline their children through childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. The point is, however hard you may try, a young adult is malleable and what you do influences their future and insights. Without discipline and hard work they are being molded into adults who do not work and cannot follow direction.
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However, the environment also plays a strong role in the modeling of a child’s behavior too. A child is influenced not only by the elements of their environment, but also by the actions of their peers and family members within their environment. Repeated exposure to undesirable behaviors of peers and family members will begin to “rub off” on a child. It’s always best to try to set a good example for all children because they are very impressionable.
There are many factors that can influence or increase the risk of an adolescents developing conduct disorder....
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The behavior of a child grows in a patterned manner just as the body. Like the physical growth, behavior too is strongly influenced by the home and other surroundings in which the child grows up. While we all have a lifetime to develop varying aspects of ourselves, it is the childhood period that is the most important in acquiring many tools. The strongest and the longest environment to affect the child are the parents. Most parents consider it their responsibility as well as the privilege to provide the best possible environment favorable to child's physical growth. However, often they tend to forget about the behavioral aspect in a child's development. The more a parent knows about the changes that take place in a child's behavior when he grows up, the more successful they can be in guiding the child along the complicated path leading to maturity. The attitude of the parents towards a child is what can make all the difference.
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