Talk With Your Child
It is important to sit down and talk to your child without any other distractions if possible. Some kids will open up freely and discuss their problems, while others tend to stuff their problems deep down and won’t say a word. If your child won’t talk to you about their problems, try to remain calm and continue to try to get them to open up. It may take time to get them to open up and talk to you about their issues.
What to Do If Your Child Won’t Open Up
Dealing with a stubborn child can be very frustrating and time consuming. However, it is important to try to get your child to talk. Leaving this issue unresolved can create further problems in the future and their behaviors won’t change. Children like to talk about things going on in their life, so try some of these tips to try and get your child to open up and talk:
- Have them help you with a special project or cook
- Go on a one on one date night with your child
- Go for a car ride
- Play a game
- Talk to them about their day
When To Seek Professional Help
Don’t feel like a failure as a parent, if you have to seek the help of professional to help solve your child’s behavioral issues. Sometimes your child will open up and talk to someone who is objective and isn’t going to give their a hard time or punish them for their feelings. If you take your child to see a counselor or social worker, don’t pressure your child to discuss what they talked about. Allow them to start the discussion with you when he or she is ready to discuss it with you.
How do you get your child to open up and talk?
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6 responses to “Solve Your Child’s Behavioral Problems”
Stopping by from MBC. The car ride always works for my 13 year old. Our most heartfelt conversations seem to always happen in the car 🙂
My twelve year old thankfully hasn’t shown signs of shutting us out or keeping from us. He is homeschooled so we don’t deal with everything that school children deal with. Thanks for the ideas I’m sure we will be dealing with changes as he gets older.
These are good points. And I aim to always have open lines of communication with my son when he gets older. Very different from when I was growing up. I think I did have behavioral problems that still lurks in the corners just because my parents didn’t talk to me and ask how I was. I think it can be solved within the family and not need professional help yet as soon as you build a healthy relationship with your child.
All good points!
It is so important to get our kids to open up to truly understand their point of view. Working on a project together is a great idea. That works well with our pack. Talking while we are in the car works well, too, especially for teens.
My kids are definitely different and they are both stubborn in their own way. Good advice about getting help if you need it.
wonderful points—I esp like the ideas to help get the child to open up.