You ask your child to do something and he doesn't budge,  You say it again and nothing happens.  This isn't the first time your child ignires you when you speak.  One way to deal with this is to make sure you're facing your child when you speak to him or her.  Get eye contact by gently placing your hand on his or her shoulder.  Say what you have to say and then sremarkm "What did you hear me say?"   If the child answers correctly, answer with, Great listening!"

When children ignore you, they're not taking you seriously.  You can change this by getting close enough to your child to get eye contact and ask what you just said.

Do you have a child that constantly defies your parental control, gets angry easily and tends to blame others for his or her actions, instead of taking responsibility?  If so, you have a child that is stuck developmentally in his or her emotional development.  This type of behavior usually occurs when a child is between two and three years of age. There's a real resentment toward pereived authority.  in the child's attempt to become more indeopendent, he wants to do it his way.

For the frustrated parent, dealing this angry behavior, a couple of suggestions for you to consider:

First, how often do you truly acknowledge all the positive things your childe says and does?  You catch more bees with honey than with vinegar.  It could be somehting as simploe as, "I see you ready for school on time today."  I noticed you put your clothes aqwaqy last night."  I ...   more »