Parenting Children With Oppositional Defiant Disorder
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Teens with ODD plus ADHD are much more difficult to live with. Their
destructive and disagreeable behavior is purposeful. They like to push
their parents anger-buttons. Every request ends up as a power struggle.
Lying becomes a daily habit. Getting a reaction out of others is amusing
to them. They are rarely sorry for the hurtful things they say and do.
And they believe nothing is their fault.
Parenting strategies often include a home rules contract (i.e., a
written set of expectations that parents have of their teens and
preteens). The contract includes basic rules, consequences and
privileges.
The primary purpose of a home rules contract is for teens to be held
accountable for their behavior while allowing parents to maintain a
reasonable amount of control (i.e., teaching teens that there are
consequences for breaking rules, the knowledge of which hopefully will
transfer in the teen's mind to school rules as well as the legal
system).
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About the Author
Mark Huttenlocker, M.A., is a family therapist who works with teens and pre-teens experiencing emotional/behavioral problems associated with ADHD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Conduct Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Autism, etc. He works with these children and their parents – in their homes. He provides FREE online parent-coaching here: www.MyOutOfControlTeen.com/support