Primary Schoolers Answering Back

Primary Schoolers Answering Back

• Some children are 'cheeky' and answer back when they are told off. They often feel they are being attacked and try to defend themselves. They haven't yet learnt how to handle conflict.
• Children at this age are becoming more independent and may question parents more.
• The best thing to do is to speak to your child as you would like to be spoken to.
• Think about how you might react if you were feeling threatened and out of control?
  • It might help to ignore the behaviour first of all.
  • Buy time. Try telling the child that you would like to hear their point of view but will ignore them until they speak to you nicely.
• Tell your child what the rules are again and that their behaviour is not acceptable. You could suggest solving the problem by listening to each other so you can come to an understanding.

• Answering back is like a talking tantrum.
  • The child is using words to express emotions.
  • Reply calmly and clearly.
  • The emotions need to be acknowledged and cooled before you can begin to reason with your child.

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