How does young children behave?
88659
Depends on the kid, the time, and the place.
832711
There are a lot of tips/ways to evaluate a child's behavior. Just search google and you'll find tons of ideas. Although you might be lucky if you are able to apply and be successful in some of these, mind you, there is no 100% full proof way to diagnose what are we parents doing wrong, what is making the child behave that way and how to correct the problem.\n\nEven if we apply the way we were brought up by our parents, it is no guarantee that our kids will be like us. Good luck!
661887
Just keep talking to her. a child at that age should be starting to form short sentences. but just keep talking and showing her what things mean. children learn by things being repeated over and over again. when you say a word, like ball, show her what a ball is. just repeat this with everything. when she points to something that she wants and doesn't know how to say what it is, then tell her what it is, and she'll eventually learn. just talk to her about everything you do and say. just help her to understand the meaning of words and what things are and she'll be more compelled to communicate.
914105
That's just how they behave - like snotty children on the playground. They will never get any respect until they learn to behave like adults.
1121831
Well, dear, I'm the mother of 5 kids, only one is a girl, so I do know what you mean! One of the boys is now 20 and another is almost 12. The 12 yr. old behaves the way you asked about. And the now 20 yr. old did the same thing when he was that age.  My thoughts are that they act that way, cuz they aren't as mature as girls the same age are. And for some reason, they think they are cool when they act like that. Don't worry too much about it, they will mature to your level in the next few years, just ignore their crazy behavior. I think they do it for attention of both girls and the other boys their age. I always found that killing with kindness seems to be the best way of revenge... if they truly don't like you, it will drive them crazy that you're nice to them and they will eventually leave you alone.  And if they do like you and you're nice to them, you'll find out that they will listen to you and not act like an idiot when they are around you.
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Interactive play and comforting behaviors help enormously to bring this type of child out.\n\nThe use of ASL is a great idea, but should be kept as informal as possible in order to avoid pushing the child to oppositional behaviors (since he's already defiant of society in his refusal to communicate orally).\n\nDoes the child have cognitive differences? Does the child allow other methods of communication? Does the child show an interest in any social activity?\n\nIt has been my experience that most children exhibiting some form of anti-social behavior are in fact in need of 'empathetic parenting'.\n\nA teacher can do this and maintain her professional stance by shoulder touches, meaningful smiles and by creating a more natural learning environment which gives room for alternative behaviors and encourages basic curiosity and fairness.\n\nGood luck. I hope you are able to reach him.
1119846
Their brains are going through the largest change since toddler hood.  There is so much going on in there and they haven't learnt how to process it all yet.  You sound like you have a good attitude towards it, keep it up, this too will pass!
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Some of the responses on here are nothing but a blatant display of ignorance.\n\nI am dealing with an 11 year old with similar issues and we are having a VERY hard time. It's been this way since he was very small. Early intervention is a good thing.\n\nOne thing I found very helpful when my son was about 8 was the book 1-2-3 Magic. It's a deceptively simple discipline plan and it really worked for a while for us. Not so much these days though. It's definitely worth checking out of the library. I did that and then went and bought myself a copy.
609231
First, what kind of behavior? Are they anxious? Add details.\n\nSecond, why are bother about them?
249061
hmmmmm.... well, i would say just to give them a little extra care and attention, and that they're probably gonna have outbursts and do random things that you might not approve of, and just have patience with them... i would say patience and understanding is key...  maybe some sort of a reward system for things they've done that are good...  positive and negative reinforcement...
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3 and a half years old.
475230
Parents can try and teach their young children how to behave but because kids that young don't have the brain development to understand WHY they need to be quiet the only way to insure obedience would be to physically punish them and even that might not work. Children and their parents shouldn't be penalized because the learning experience is rocky sometimes. Try and be a little more patient, especially because some children have disabilities like Autism which are not immediately apparent to the layperson and which may cause behavior that would look like they were "being a brat". As the mother of an Autistic three year old I can tell you that the dirty looks when my son is having trouble do not make this disorder easier to live with. I spend a lot of time teaching my son how to behave in public but he is just a little boy. Give us stressed out parents a break, huh?
492104
I find that depriving the toddler of something they love to do works.  Also, if he or she throws tantrums ignore them whilst you engage yourself in something really interesting that will grab thier attention.  Divert his attention to something else.  When he/she has calmed down give them a quiet talk about good and bad ways of doing things, and explain why you are upset with him/her.  Kids are clever and can be manipulative just like adults.  Good luck loving your toddler!
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there's more than 4 models, i don't get your question quite clear but let me see if I can help, I believe communication is the main key in any relationship, you need to communicate your kids about your believes and thoughts, rules to follow and role your kids play in the house and society, discipline; your kids need to know who's the boss at home and they need to know to respect adults at your house and why not mention on the street as well, love; we all need to feel love and tough love is another way to love as well,persistence; they need to learn that they can achieve anything they want by being persistent and you need to be the best example for them...good luck and I hope you get something from this
107923
Kids are able to manipulate parents around their fingers. Mainly cos parents think that their kids are as naive as them at that age and kids are getting smarter. I'm not just talking about teenagers. Kids as young as 3 years old are now scolding their parents and directing them. We are living in a screwed up, upside down world. The scariest part is that parents allow themselves to be ordered around.
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somebodies little children
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Well, when I saw this question I immediately thought of DR. Spock.  I found an article that might be helpful for you, it is entitled "Little scientists: How young Children Think"\nis about cognitive development, several ideas.\n\nThis does not really answer your question, but it should give you an answer.\n\nhttp://www.drspock.com/article/0,1510,3899,00.html\n\nHope this helps,