Demanding. Bossy. Defiant. Sound familiar? Here's how to take back the lead with a kid who thinks they're running the show.
Your kid needs to have the sense that you’re in charge, because that’s what makes them feel secure and taken care of, says MacNamara. That means trusting your instincts to make decisions about things like bedtimes or whether they’re allowed screen time in the mornings and then upholding them. Claiming an alpha stance also means controlling your emotional reactions to difficult behaviour—don’t lose your cool and start screaming when they don’t listen or allow yourself to be reduced to tears.
. “You have to stay neutral and strong like an oak tree, just rooted in the ground with kids like this,” she says.When your kid is refusing to put on their shoes, your natural reaction is probably, “Are you freakin’ kidding me?” But take a moment tobefore laying down the law, suggests Kolari. “If you correct right away, you’re going to double down on the behaviour and you’re going to get more yucky behaviour.
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