So you want to know how to discipline a defiant child? Learning how to discipline a defiant child can take patience, determination and education, but with a bit of effort it can be done. Please find below some tips to help you discipline a defiant child.

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Tip 1: Intervene Immediately

To discipline a defiant child you need to treat the problem early. Intervening as soon as you see your child behaving badly will help prevent behavioural issues in the future. Within seconds you should convey a negative result to your child for showing poor behaviour. In contrast praise good behaviour within seconds also.

Tip 2: More Action and Less Yapping

More action and less yapping will help you discipline a defiant child. Trying to explain to a child why their bad behaviour is making you disappointed or frustrated simply will not work and offer no benefit. Young children are not developed enough to understand an adult’s frustrations. Instead always be calm and issue a negative consequence to your child for behaving badly. For example removing your child from a play area for hitting another child teaches them that behaving badly removes them from fun.

Tip 3: Change Yourself First

Many parents think it is their child who is always behaving defiantly. But have you actually looked in the mirror to see how you as a parent have been acting? Do you go mental and throw a tantrum yourself when you discipline your child? Who do you think your child is learning their bad behaviour from? Young children learn to copy their parents. So if you throw a tantrum your child will copy your behaviour. To discipline a defiant child you need to change yourself first. Act calm so that your child can be calm too.

Many parents are at a loss as to how to discipline a defiant child. Their child’s out of control behaviour drives them nuts and they simply cannot cope. To learn how to discipline a defiant child and stop their out of control behaviour for good, check out the parenting techniques in The  Happy Child Guide – 20 Days To A New Child.