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10 Simple Tips To Correct Bad Habits In Your Children

Author: Prerna Mehta
by Prerna Mehta
Posted: Sep 12, 2019

There is no magic solution to every behavior problem and there is no one-size-fits-all approach. Time flies, when does a baby become toddler and toddler become children you never know. During this transition, parents have to teach their children how to behave and incorporate good habits in them. We have come up with 10 simple tips to correct bad habits in your children so that your children can adopt the most fascinating persona.

Gossiping about others

We live in a society where gossiping is considered the favorite past time of mostly women. But when your child becomes a part of this cycle then it is imperative to teach your child to avoid such discussions. Talking about others behind their backs, especially in a mean way, is not only rude but prone o serious backfiring.

So if you hear your child talking bad about their classmates, it’s important to put a stop to it immediately. It is very important to teach your children how to speak respectfully to, and about others.

Show your child how this habit is disrespectful and hurtful. Tell them how they wouldn’t like it if they were the one being gossiped about. Make sure to set a good example of this yourself.

Nail-biting

Children often hide their anxiety and it can be very difficult to make your children speak about their problem. This is because of their innocent minds and the fear of getting scolded from their teachers or parents. Anxiety can only be reflected through their habits which include rude behavior, cunningness and nail-biting.

It’s important to watch for any signs your child might be overly anxious. If your child seems stressed or has stressed or has anxiety, let them talk and then focus on discussing positive solutions and alternate ways to deal with anxiety.

Addiction to Technology

Many parents inadvertently foster an addiction to iPads, cell phones and tablets in their children at a very young age. This is a very bad habit that being cultivated in our children by the US only. If you add video games or TV at home and the majority of their day can be spent attached to a screen.

You don’t have to provide your child with such technologies. There is a time for everything. Let them understand the value of such tools on their own. Don’t allow your child to take their device with them everywhere and you can set firm rules for screen time at home.

Long Whining

Children can find any number of inconveniences to rant about. It’s disturbing and many parents will try to counter back. A better tactic is to simply ignore it. The fewer responses children receive to their complaining, the less likely they keep doing it. Tracking how many negative comments your child makes during a set period and setting a goal to reduce that number. This will help your child to develop an awareness of how often they are complaining and that awareness helps them stop themselves.

Excess of Junk Food

Children often tend to pick this bad habit because they find vegetables boring. You can keep a check on them at home but what about in school? Nowadays, children have access to these foods in school, they can develop a bad habit of making poor food choices and then complain about these unhealthy options being unavailable at home. Make sure to serve your child with healthy meals. Sadly, you can’t control what the cafeteria serves or what other kids bring so your best bet is to ignore complaints and continue to serve healthy food and model healthy eating at home.

Use of Inappropriate Words

Rare is the child who doesn’t learn at least a few colorful new words at school in addition to their regular vocabulary lists. But just because it’s a normal phase of a child’s development doesn't mean you have to tolerate it. Cursing is a problem best solved at the moment it happens.

Stay calm ask your child where they heard the word. If they know what it means and why they are using it. After hearing their explanation, help them come up with a different way to express that same feeling.

Cheating

Cheating is a classic bad behavior but kids do it anyways for many reasons that may seem logical or reasonable at the time. Mainly at the time of an exam. It’s important to let your child experience the logical consequence of his cheating, like failing a test or having to redo a project. This doesn’t stop there. Work with your child and the teacher to set up the next situation to encourage good behavior by helping resolve their issues.

Teasing Others

No one accepts that their child can be a mean one, but the truth is that most kids will tease others on occasion. Instead of playing the "not my kid" card, take accusations of teasing seriously and discuss them with your child. In many cases, this behavior is reinforced by other kids, so talk to your children about how damaging their actions are even if they’re encouraged by peers. Make sure you put a stop to it. Tell your child, if this escalates it’s a safety issue and I'll need to tell your teacher.

Calling Themselves Name

It is hurtful when your children underestimate themselves. We love our child no matter how they look, act or react, but when they call themselves dumb, ugly, stupid, fat or some other critical names their insecurities is reflected through these words. Other kids at school can magnify these insecurities, especially if your child is sensitive. Resist the impulse to argue with them and say, ‘No, you’re beautiful/great it will invalidate their very real concerns. Encourage them to compare themselves to others, help them look for evidence to refuse those negative thoughts and emphasize effort rather than outcomes or things they can’t control.

Let Your Child Learn with Experts

Making a child understand the difference between a good or bad can be daunting. As children tend to ignore things that are told at home. What can be done in this case? A child learns more with other children, as a sense of competition is auto uploaded in their system since birth. If the schools fail to incorporate good habits in your child, then you can enroll your child in an etiquette training for kids that are specially made for carving your children’s true nature.

About the Author

Prerna Mehta is an enthusiastic content writer. She has been writing the content since last 8 years on several subjects. Currently, she is working with Classes of Professional Studies. She loves to have a cup of coffee before start the writing.

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