First-Time Parents Guide: Disruptive Behaviors, What Can I Do to Help My Kid?

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It’s commonly normal for kids to present bad behaviors such as tantrums, being defiant, not listening, among others. Normally, as parents, you must be very aware to discipline them and teach the correct way to behave.

However, when these begin to occur more continuously at home, school, or elsewhere, children exhibit disruptive behavior where discipline is difficult to find because the routine and daily life are disturbed. So, in today’s article Autism Soccer will explain what exactly means this topic.

Getting to know the disruptive behaviors

This condition will present a constant pattern of anger, defiance, backtalk, troubling managing and regulating emotions, and even the worst behaviors can show kids being hostile or aggressive with their peers, older kids, parents, and relatives. Sometimes it can look like a normal bad episode, the one that every parent has to deal with, but in reality, the disruptive behaviors are more intense, dangerous and difficult to control or discipline.

These will affect their social circle and how they interact with other figures as teachers, neighbors, and relatives. School and extracurricular activities are also affected because these terrible episodes can be present.

There are two commons types of the disruptive behaviors: oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) and conduct disorder.

Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD)

This type is less stronger than the conduct disorder; however, can present some struggles within the child. Paying attention to the symptoms is important; they can be:

  • Show tantrums and anger more regular than other kids.
  • Constantly arguing with the adults around.
  • Hard to follow orders or comply request from parents and teachers.
  • Used to blame others for their mistakes.
  • Like to annoy other children.
  • Often seek revenge of people that treat them bad.

Conduct disorder

This condition is very dangerous because involves violent and aggressive episodes. It can be diagnosed as ODD in kids very young, but later after they show their personalities, the aggression appeared. Children with this disorder can ignore and abuse others physically and emotionally, with total knowledge about what they are doing. Among the symptoms are:

  • Strong bullying toward others that can escalate to aggression.
  • Refuse to limits and boundaries, like to go to school or daily routines.
  • Abusing animals and younger kids in the neighborhood.
  • Experts in lying, stealing and vandalizing.
  • Abuse on certain substances is common.
  • Engage in physical fights with older kids.

Many parents tend to confuse a rebel teenage with an individual that is suffering from disruptive behaviors, which need expert treatment. Talking constantly with teachers, friends and know their responses will be important to seek correct help from professionals. Know that you as parents are not alone, many people are just like you, trying to know how to help their children to control these bad behaviors.

Experts are the best way to start the corrects treatments, but your work at home is equally important: never think less of your duties. Remember, disruptive behaviors can be conditions that can produce violent episodes, so never minimize the seriousness of them, they are not a common rebellious attitude: the health of your kids and people around them can be in danger.

How can you help your son or daughter with disruptive behavior at home?

Discipline with positive attitude

This condition shows different attitudes, but it doesn’t mean that kids can’t present good ones. When that happens, reward them while you praise them and show affection. For example, let them eat their favorite food or take them to a place they want to visit, try not to provide material things because they can trick you into a loop which can be difficult to break.

Punishment after the misbehavior

Never wait for the next day to punish them for a mistake. Making kids understand where and why is the mistake will be important for them to be responsible adults. Whatever the punishment, it must come right there, that way children will completely comprehend what is bad, and how to improve.

Minor behaviors

Every child makes different little mistakes, like spilling juice or water because they are not paying enough attention. Children with disruptive behaviors can present the same mistakes, but for them is more important the correction and what they can learn from it, cleaning or correct their own errors can be of great help for them. So explain to them what is wrong and how to find a solution.

These small but important steps can be perfect for your kids with disruptive behaviors because you’re dealing with the problem even with all the fears that this condition may present. Always trust the pediatrician and therapist in what to do at home and school for them to improve day after day.

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