5 Tips To Deal With Child Who Argue

The journey of a newborn to adult takes both the parents and child through various phases. More than a child, the parents or guardian has to overcome many behavioural changes the child goes through, which can be difficult to handle.

* Normally, when kids start mingling around with friends or watch various cartoons wherein smartness of the main character is portrayed as the one being too outspoken, there are chances the child will begin imitating the same and learning similar values. Monitoring your child will help you find the reason behind his behavior and making him understand reality.

* The crucial step in such cases where a child starts back answering without paying heed to what his parents are trying to tell him is to stay calm and handle the situation accordingly.

* Hitting or punishing a child for such silly things will only worsen the situation. Try to understand why your kid is reacting and backtalking The reason can be his ego which stops him from accepting the fact that he is not correct.

* “Respect for ourselves guides our morals, respect for others guides our manners”-Laurence Sterne. However small an individual, respect them, respect their feelings and their words. Hitting a child will make them more stubborn.

* Do not scold or shout if a child is stubborn. Shouting at him at the top of the voice will not affect the child in any way. It’s rightly said by Dr Seuss, “A person’s a person, no matter how small”.