What to do if a six-year-old is rebellious

Many people go through a rebellious period during adolescence. When people are in their rebellious period, they tend to have a sharp attitude towards everything. Moreover, children in their rebellious period are usually not very obedient. Always going against adults. Think this will be pretty cool. In fact, doing so not only hurts yourself, but also hurts your parents' hearts. Normally, people develop a rebellious mentality after they turn twelve or thirteen years old. So what should we do if someone starts to rebel at the age of six?

1. Gain a deeper understanding of the causes and motivations of your child’s behavior

Children spend the most time with their parents and are closest to them. If parents want to understand their children's inner needs, they cannot rely on others, as no one knows their children better than the parents themselves. Parents should pay attention to observation and communicate more with their children. Parents should fully understand their children's demands to try things on their own and express themselves independently, and try their best to create as many conditions as possible so that their children's demands can be appropriately or fully met. When you are about to lose your temper, you might as well stop and see what your child really wants. Every action of a child can definitely reflect the child’s true inner demands.

2. Never compromise on matters of principle

Children in their rebellious period are contradictory. They constantly challenge the rules and pursue the rules at the same time. If the rules are confusing, children will definitely lack a sense of security. Parents should be cautious, scientific and stick to the rules when making them: once the rules are made, they must be followed; do not make rules that exceed the children's abilities, such as requiring children to stay focused in class. Focus on the big things and let go of the small things. Except for things that endanger life or health, we encourage children to try other things and be lenient most of the time, but we will firmly say no where strictness is necessary. Respect children's needs. Sometimes children just want to act independently, such as dressing themselves and eating by themselves. Adults should not forbid children from doing so just because they find it troublesome.

Never try to reason with your child when he or she is emotional. When a child cries loudly, there are four steps to deal with emotions: hold the child or go to a quiet place, listen to the child cry quietly for a while, and let the child calm down. Help your child figure out why he or she is crying and what emotion he or she is feeling, whether sad or angry.