Parenting Children With Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Children with ODD need to learn to take responsibility for their
behavior and not use their diagnosis or disability as an excuse for
inappropriate behavior. They need help learning how to:
If their "acting out" has carried on for a long period of time and goes
against what is socially acceptable, then your teen probably has a
behavioral disorder. If your teen is self-destructive and adversely
affects your family, then his or her behavior is clearly a problem.
Symptoms of ODD include the following behaviors: