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How to Change Bad Behavior When Everything You’ve Tried Fails14376 Question: I am having a very hard time with my 6-year-old son. He is very defiant, throws huge tantrums and can get very physical over sim...9/15/2017 9:15:30 PMI am having a very hard time with my 6-year-old son He is very defiant, throws huge tantrums and can get very physical over simple things One of my biggest struggles is trying to 599https://www.boystown.org/parenting/questions-and-answers/Pages/Forms/AllItems.aspxhtmlFalseaspx
Time-out Guidelines for Parents12052​​​​​​​​What is time-out?Time-out is a way of disciplining your child for misbehavior without raising your hand or your voice. Time-out involves re...8/25/2018 12:57:08 AMTime-out is a way of disciplining your child for misbehavior without raising your hand or your voice Time-out involves removing your child from the good stuff in life,​ for a small 4287https://www.boystown.org/parenting/article/Pages/Forms/AllItems.aspxhtmlFalseaspx
Aggressive 1-Year-Old 14180 Question: My 1-year-old boy is getting very aggressive. He hits, bites, head-butts, throws things and pulls hair. He also throws food to t...9/19/2017 7:00:40 PMMy 1-year-old boy is getting very aggressive He hits, bites, head-butts, throws things and pulls hair He also throws food to the dog when eating He yells a lot when he talks 11146https://www.boystown.org/parenting/questions-and-answers/Pages/Forms/AllItems.aspxhtmlFalseaspx
Disrespectful and Throwing Tantrums at Eight-Years-Old14212​​​​​​Question:Our ​8-year old son is a good student and receives rave reviews at school, but at home he's extremely disrespectful and refuses ...2/7/2020 4:57:47 PMOur ​8-year old son is a good student and receives rave reviews at school, but at home he's extremely disrespectful and refuses to listen and follow directions 32038https://www.boystown.org/parenting/questions-and-answers/Pages/Forms/AllItems.aspxhtmlFalseaspx
How Can I Train my Toddler Not to Throw Tantrums at Bedtime?14309 Question: My 2-year-old daughter makes bedtime very difficult. She is stubborn, throws fits and will not calm down, no matter what we try....11/28/2017 4:45:38 PMMy 2-year-old daughter makes bedtime very difficult She is stubborn, throws fits and will not calm down, no matter what we try We have introduced a good-behavior calendar 17403https://www.boystown.org/parenting/questions-and-answers/Pages/Forms/AllItems.aspxhtmlFalseaspx
Six-Year-Old With Anger Issues14249​p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:115%;fo...5/16/2018 4:12:14 PMMy 6-year-old son is having anger issues The smallest things set him off He also has some behaviors that seem almost obsessive in nature, such as needing to hug and kiss me six 440https://www.boystown.org/parenting/questions-and-answers/Pages/Forms/AllItems.aspxhtmlFalseaspx
After a Recent Move, Young Boy Begins Acting Out14179We recently moved to Nebraska, and my now six-year-old has begun acting out. It’s as if he is angry all the time, and spanking or giving him time-o...9/16/2017 1:00:29 AMWe recently moved to Nebraska, and my now six-year-old has begun acting out It’s as if he is angry all the time, and spanking or giving him time-outs don’t help 338https://www.boystown.org/parenting/questions-and-answers/Pages/Forms/AllItems.aspxhtmlFalseaspx
Soothing a crying newborn14455 Question: I have a baby girl who cries for no apparent reason. Her doctor says she is fine, but I don’t think she is. What should I do? ...11/21/2017 7:07:45 PMI have a baby girl who cries for no apparent reason Her doctor says she is fine, but I don’t think she is. What should I do Parenting babies is challenging because they cannot tell 593https://www.boystown.org/parenting/questions-and-answers/Pages/Forms/AllItems.aspxhtmlFalseaspx
Don’t Spank Kids, Teach Them11866Spanking as a form of discipline remains a hot topic of debate, both among parents and in the public forum. 11/22/2017 3:29:32 PMSpanking as a form of discipline remains a hot topic of debate, both among parents and in the public forum From a parenting standpoint, Boys Town believes that spanking is not 1603https://www.boystown.org/parenting/article/Pages/Forms/AllItems.aspxhtmlFalseaspx
Belligerent 3-Year-Old Giving Mom the Silent Treatment14189 Question: My fiancé has a 3-year-old stepson who, until now, was splitting his time between our home and his mother’s home. I was around w...9/15/2017 9:15:22 PMMy fiancé has a 3-year-old stepson who, until now, was splitting his time between our home and his mother’s home I was around when he learned how to talk, and he has called me 1262https://www.boystown.org/parenting/questions-and-answers/Pages/Forms/AllItems.aspxhtmlFalseaspx