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Parenting Children With Oppositional Defiant Disorder

 

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  •  swearing or using bad language
  • moody and easily frustrated
  • truancy from school (dropped out or expelled)
  • increased involvement with, and loyalty to, delinquent peer groups
  • greater isolation from other peers, family members
  • stealing, shoplifting, running away, alcohol and/or drug abuse, sexual promiscuity
  • problems with low self-esteem, low self-confidence, and/or depression


    • The causes of ODD are unknown, but many parents report that their ODD child was more rigid and demanding than the child's siblings from an early age. The symptoms are usually seen in multiple settings, but may be more noticeable at home or at school. Five to fifteen percent of all school-age children have ODD. Biological and environmental factors may have a role.

    Oppositional defiant disorder appears to be more common in families where at least one parent has a history of a mood disorder, conduct disorder, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, antisocial personality disorder, or a substance-related disorder.

    Oppositional Defiant Disorder does not occur alone:

  • 50-65 of these children develop some form of affective disorder
  • 20 develop some form of personality disorder
  • Many of these children have learning disorders

     

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