There are lots of reasons why your child may not be listening the first time. Listed here are five reasons why kids tend to ignore their parents’ requests and solutions for turning the behavior around.

Todd Sampson is six years old. He lives with his father, mother, and ten-year-old sister. Todd presents serious behavior management problems to his family. There is hope to break this negative, hurtful cycle.

Misbehaving children are discouraged children who have mistaken ideas on how to achieve their Primary Goal: TO BELONG. Mistaken ideas lead to misbehavior. Address the mistaken belief rather than just the misbehavior.

As Erik Erikson pointed out, young children's self-concept is largely defined by the range of skills that demonstrate their independence and initiative kindergartners jump at almost any opportunity to show that "I can do it" attitude.