Disclaimer: If you are concerned that you cannot manage your child’s behavior on your own, please seek the immediate advice of a licensed medical or mental health professional. Call 911 or your local crisis intervention agency if you or your child are in an emergency mental health situation.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TOP FIVE REASONS FOR BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS IN KIDS AND WHAT TO DO<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

First, check if your child’s behaviors are due to hunger, thirst, or sickness. If it is not, proceed to the top five reasons for behavior problems. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. The child begs for something or refuses something to gain a sense of control over their environment.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Many kids feel they have little control because adults often tell them what to do and expect them to follow directions, even when the child disagrees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Imagine your day was planned by someone else, and you were frequently told, “no, you can’t do that, you can’t have that, you must stop that, or you must do this now!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Feeling in control of one’s life is an essential key to happiness. Some kids do whatever they can to feel in control. Even if that means lying to get what they want, breaking rules, refusing to follow your directions, throwing a tantrum to get out of something or to obtain something, or arguing with you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n