Is your child constantly defying you and making you ashamed and failing as a parent? Have you live with a day without a single peaceful moment because your child is simply not listening, arguing, talking back, fighting, throwing tantrums, blaming and the list goes on? Is your marriage turning sour because of constant arguments with your spouse over your defiant child?

Oppositional Defiant Disorder Child Robbing Your Life Read more »

So, you are expecting the Reward Chart to work like charm, but it didn’t!? You look forward to improving your kid’s behavior but you are always disappointed. Whether it is refusal to attend school, eat vegetables or tooth brushing, you are frustrated and helpless. To help you, I had listed down a guide to ensure you are on the right track.

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Poor parenting style often foster the development of Oppositional Defiant Disorder or more commonly known as ODD. Parents who are authoritative, verbal or forceful will merely instill fear and temporary obedience in children.

Parents to Self-Reflect

Ask yourself:

• ‘If you want your child to willingly obey you?’
• ‘Do you want to build a mutual respect relationship?’
• ‘Are you willing to spend some time and think Read more »

The Happy Child Guide is proudly replaced by DEMOCRATIC PARENTING since Mar 2012.

Jonathon*, 7, got his hands dirty after playing Play-Doh. His mum who is busy baking rice, repeatedly told him to wash his hands and get ready for dinner. He doesn’t seem to ‘get the message‘ but continued playing. Mum yell from the kitchen ‘Jonathan, you heard me? It’s dinner time, you’ve got to…..’. Hearing no response, mum left the kitchen to check on Jonathon. To her surprise, he was holding a marker and drawing on his toddler sister’s face! Permanent marker of course! He probably learned face painting from school. Her jaw-dropped! She slapped her forehead. Read more »

Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) is a very common form of behavior disorder starting in young children. Even without knowing the disorder terminology, every parent can sense that something is not right with a child.

If you are worried and suspect your child may have ODD, take a ODD test to confirm but some preliminary judgment includes the following:

Some Behavioral Symptoms Include: Read more »

The Happy Child Guide is proudly replaced by DEMOCRATIC PARENTING since Mar 2012.

As a parent, I’m constantly in search of answers on how to improve my kids’ behavior. I’ve got this book called The Happy Child Guide, I read it and  I love it! I’ll share with you why and let you peep into the content of the book.

An ebook written by Dr. Blaise Ryan and Ashley Ryan who are parents of a five-year old boy themselves, it talked about:

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Are you worried about your ADD/ADHD child watching too much television?

It is peculiar why children diagnosed with ADD/ADHD who are understandably hyperactive can concentrate in television shows or video games. Your ADD/ADHD child generally have longer attention span than anything else they do on TV.The probably can relate themselves to the heroes or villains being screened.

ADD/ADHD & The Worrying Trend

American teachers have persistently insisted that children who Read more »

About 7% of U.S. children have ADD/ADHD. In some counties, 10% of children are on ADD/ADHD medication. Let’s take a closer look at the definition, symptoms and treatment of ADD/ADHD.

ADD (Attention-Deficient Disorder )

Defined as an individual who is markedly inattentive, disorganized, distracted and forgetful. Low self-esteem and underachiever are common.

ADD Symptoms includes: Read more »