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How to tell if your child is defying you or just too young to understand 9 Articles

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    by Randa Morris

    There are times when children can be defiant. This in itself is a normal and quite natural thing for a child to do. Most parents have a sense of when their child is testing them. It's when they look at you with the evil...read more

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    by Emmy Daniels

    There is a big difference between defiance and confusion. Defiance is when a child knows what you expect, yet he does the opposite. Confusion is when a child doesn't know what you expect. Children understand the word "...read more

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    by Sharon Cheairs

    The difference between defiance and lack of understanding in any child is very individual. It varies from child to child, and there is no hard and fast set of rules through which one may determine which end of the spectrum...read more

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    by Royce Radcliffe

    Children can be confusing and raising them at times can be an utterly confounding experience, no less when they refuse to listen. I think the key to identifying the source of your child's refusal to listen to you is to che...read more

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    by Simi Brown

    It's amazing how quickly we can forget that our toddlers are children. We expect them sometimes to be little adults. And often we can find ourselves very out of touch with how they view themselves and the world around them...read more

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    by Julie V

    Children are much more intelligent than most people give them credit for. Disciplining your toddler can sometimes be a challenging task. How do you know if your child is being defiant or if she just simply doesn't understa...read more

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    by K Bert

    IS YOUR KID JUST BEING MEAN TO YOU? You say no and your little toddler keeps doing what he is not supposed to. You say no again. No effect. You scream NO. He looks at you and keeps on doing what he was doing. Why? W...read more

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    by Catrina Hamilton

    How to tell if your child is defying you or just too young to understand. Easy. When he looks at you as he's doing it to see your reaction. Seriously. It's just as simple as that. Of course there are other idicators, bu...read more

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    by Jacque E

    In the car this evening on the way home from one of my weekly games of badminton, across the radio comes a discussion about a woman that is giving her 3 yr old drugs for ADHD. I am appalled anyone would want to drug th...read more

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