WHY DO CHILDREN MISBEHAVE AND WHAT TO DO?

Have you ever experienced a time when your child is really upset? 

And they displayed this by fighting with you and disrespecting  you, rolling their eyes, back chatting or just stomping off.

 And they really push your buttons, and you lose it by either shouting at them or even hitting them and

And  then straight afterwards you feel guilty and regret because you acted in such a way. 

If this is you, believe me you’re not alone. I have been there too 😃 ( there is no perfect parent anywhere o) 

So today I will share with you some tips that will help you understand your child’s behaviour 

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If you can understand why a child misbehaves in the first place, then you can choose a different approach and be more successful in reducing these misbehaviour. 

🛑 Misbehaviour is the result of a deeper issue going on for your child, and if you can imagine it, it’s like a language, they’re trying to communicate a message to you. 

When a child misbehaves they are trying to tell you something.

 It’s their way of saying something is wrong. Some of the feelings they may be feeling, can be that they feel overwhelmed, they feel out of control and they are not sure how to deal with their big emotions.

 Or they may feel anger, which is a sign of them feeling frustrated.

 They may be showing some resistance to what you’re asking them to do. 

And this may be because they are scared of change and they need you to take time to teach them.

 Or they may feel that they don’t have any choice, because they’re been told what to do all the time.

  As parents, let’s think about this and see if this is true for you.

When a child is constantly acting out, as parents we sometimes take their behaviour as a personal attack on us. (It’s not personal 😊, they’re just kids trying to express how they are feeling inside) 

Either we feel they are deliberately trying to upset us or we feel their behaviour is a reflection on whether we’re a good parent or not.

‼️ PLEASE DON’T TAKE YOUR CHILD’S BEHAVIOUR PERSONALLY! 

👉Just put your stuff or feelings aside in that moment and try to understand where your child is coming from. 

That’s it for today, I will be talking more on this topic next week by God’s grace 🙏🏾

Have a lovely day 

Please let me know what your thoughts are about today’s post 👇