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  1. Defiant Children Who Refuse To Do Homework: 30 Tips For Parents

    4. Communicate regularly with your youngster's educators so that you can deal with any behavior patterns before they become a major problem. 5. Consider adding in break times (e.g., your child might work on her math homework for 15 minutes, and then take a 5 minute break).

  2. My Child Refuses To Do Homework

    Don't get sucked into arguments with your child about homework. Make it very clear that if they don't do their homework, then the next part of their night does not begin. Keep discussions simple. Say to your child: "Right now is homework time. The sooner you get it done, the sooner you can have free time.".

  3. Five Powerful Tools to Manage Defiant Children

    They are detailed in my, 10 Days to a Less Defiant Child. When encountering defiant children at home or in the classroom, use these five strategies to lower their defiance: * Be mindful. Remember ...

  4. How to Get Children to Do Homework

    Choose some different steps or decide not to dance at all. Let homework stay where it belongs—between the teacher and the student. Stay focused on your job, which is to help your child do their job. Don't do it for them. If you feel frustrated, take a break from helping your child with homework.

  5. Homework Battles and Power Struggles with Your Child

    7. Your simple message to your child. Be clear, concise and direct. Your simple message to your kids, which does not require lectures or big sit down conversations is, "Your job is to take care of your responsibilities, which includes getting your homework done and helping out in the house. That's my expectation for you.

  6. Ten Homework Motivation Strategies for Children and Teens

    Reinforce breaking up homework time into manageable chunks and encourage taking regular breaks. Encourage moving around and walking away for a bit. Remind that an apple really does provide the ...

  7. 7 Effective Ways To Handle a Defiant Child

    One way to help children feel like they have more control is to give them choices. For example, once you set up the parameters—"The toys must be put away"—work out with your child when they will do the task. For instance, toys can be put away any time before bed. Parenting an Oppositional Child. 3 Sources.

  8. Battles Over Homework: Advice For Parents

    Ideally, therefore, parents should not make or receive telephone calls during this hour. And when homework is done, there is time for play. Begin with a reasonable, a doable, amount of time set ...

  9. 10 Tips On How To Handle A Defiant Child

    Have confidence that you can positively change this and create a loving, respectful family. Set aside feelings of anger, guilt, shame, or frustration. Accept this as a challenge you can overcome, not an obstacle. A positive attitude can make a big difference in your interaction with your child and how they react to you.

  10. Getting Defiant Children and Teens To Do Their Homework: 12 Tips for

    Praise your adolescent's hard work and effort, and ask the guidance counselor or educators for resources for support if you need them. 8. Get On Top of the Situation— The first week, call or make an appointment to meet their educators. Get to know them, make them feel comfortable to get in touch with you. This, of course is something your ...

  11. Discipline for Kids With Oppositional Defiant Disorder

    Refer to the list as needed. When your child says, "I don't want to do my homework right now," you can point out, "The rules say homework time begins at 4:00." Keep the rules simple and don't make the list too long. Include basic rules about issues such as homework, chores, bedtime, and respect.

  12. Parenting ODD Children and Teens: How to Make Consequences Work

    ODD kids also thrive on the chaos that comes from the battles you have over control. Sometimes they'll even create those situations out of the blue. Maybe they're bored, irritable, or having a bad day. Pushing a parent's emotional buttons can be entertaining and gives the child a sense of power and control.

  13. Managing Defiant Students: What to Do When a Kid Says NO

    This approach allows you to understand a student's feelings and reasoning while still holding them accountable for their actions. I also share two components for preventing these defiant behaviors from even happening in your classroom. If you need help managing defiant students, take a listen to learn a new and effective approach!

  14. Try These Top 10 Behavior Strategies for Children with Oppositional

    Version en Español. Raising a child with oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) can be extremely frustrating because you feel like everything is a constant battle. You just want your child to do their homework, pick up their toys, get dressed for school, etc. and you are constantly faced with refusal.. As a behavior specialist and school psychologist, I have had many parents and teachers ask for ...

  15. 8 Strategies for Dealing with a Defiant Child

    3. Act, don't react. When you witness defiant behavior from your child, don't get angry and lose your temper. Instead, take a step back and tell your child that you don't approve of the behavior and she needs to stop. Tell her you'll talk about consequences at a later time when you can both talk calmly.

  16. Five Tips to Lessen Your Child's Defiant Behavior

    When working with defiant children, use these five strategies to lower their defiance: * Be mindful. Remember that your defiant child is struggling with feelings of inadequacy. * Avoid yelling ...

  17. ONLINE PARENTING COACH: Defiant Teens and Homework Refusal: 30

    Children who regularly get their homework done do better throughout school and in life. 28. Your adolescent will have friends that completely "blow off" all of their work, and this can be a negative influence. ... The bottom line is this: You can't get defiant teenagers to do - or care - about what they don't want to do or care about ...

  18. How to Get Your Teen to Do Their Damn Homework

    By the time your child reaches their teenage years, they're getting to a point when it's time for them to be assuming responsibility for getting their work done. As Taylor-Klaus often advises ...

  19. Helping Your Child Succeed

    Once your child gets better at managing his time, completing his work, and getting organized, then it's time for you to back off. Let him do it on his own. Only step in if he is consistently having a problem. 5. Identify a Study Spot. Your child may need a quiet location away from brothers and sisters to study.

  20. How to Help Defiant Children Regulate Their Emotions

    The benefit of being calm, firm, and noncontrolling in your parenting demeanor is that you will lower your chances of overreacting to any request, comment, or interaction with your defiant child ...

  21. Effective Ways to Handle a Defiant Child

    Get helpful and practical advice on how to parent a defiant child, an issue most parents deal with at one time or another. Medically reviewed by Dr. Ann-Louise T Lockhart, PsyD, ABPP Medically ...

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  23. A Day in the Mind of Your Defiant Child

    So in your child's mind, relationships are designed to help him get around rules, expectations and responsibilities. In other words, he thinks, "If I have a relationship with you, then you won't make me follow the rules. You're going to let me stay up past bedtime and sleep late in the morning.". So to your child, rules and the rights ...

  24. How to Get Kids to Do Chores Without an Argument

    For example, call a family meeting and say, "We're here to tell you what we expect of you. These are the rules of our house. We all take responsibility to do the chores, and this week your chore is the trash and recycles.". Let your children know they are all members of the family with responsibilities.

  25. How to Curb Defiant Behavior in Children

    1. Focus on the positive. Imagine for a second that your partner followed you around the house pointing out all your areas for improvement. "Honey, hustle faster to get ready for work ...