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As your child develops, there are various kinds of behavior that you have to deal with. There are even some general problems with children's behavior that parents have been complaining about. The following are some of the problems and solutions that occur in children ranging from three years to preschool age.
1. Lying
There are three reasons why children tell lies: to get attention, to avoid problems, and to look okay. There are three reasons why children lie. For example, to get attention or to avoid problems.
Some things you can do to deal with a child who is lying is to help your child avoid situations where he feels the need to lie. For example, if the child spills food and you ask the child, "Did you spill this?", The child will feel threatened to be scolded and will prefer to lie. Better say, “The food was spilled, right? Come on, let's clean up. "
Also, if your child does something wrong and then tells you about it, praise the honesty. This will send a message to your child that "if I'm honest you won't get angry or upset".
In your spare time, tell your children about fairy tales or stories about the importance of honesty.
2. Most of the time gadget
Spending too much time in front of the screen gadget from an early age is dangerous behavior. This habit can increase the risk of obesity, sleep problems, and make children indifferent to their environment.
Make rules about use gadget child. Example, don't use gadget when eating, before going to bed, how long in a day can you play gadget, and so forth.
Parents should not let children play gadget more than two hours a day. Parents are also obliged to provide an example not to depend on gadget in front of the child.
In addition, to fill the child's time, provide a realistic way to increase the child's physical activity and reduce sitting time. For example, provide a schedule for sports together every afternoon, or invite children to play outside, and so on.
3. Often whines (tantrums)
To get something they want, children will whine or release tantrums in order to change the parent's mind. For parents, the key is to be consistent. If indeed the original agreement was not, stick with it. If children find their parents easy to persuade by whining, the child will more often than not to ask for other things he wants.
4. Eating problems
There are children who are picky eaters, some are always hungry and want to eat. To prevent the occurrence of under or overeating due to the child's behavior, parents have an important role in providing understanding to children about eating patterns.
In addition, it is important for parents to always serve healthy food with balanced portions and nutrition. If your child is a picky eater, don't get used to it. You do have to be patient, but slowly the child's behavior can be changed.
Likewise with children who like to eat, don't use food as a weapon so that the child obeys or doesn't whine anymore. Make sure your child has eaten enough.
5. Be rude
When children are older, they will begin to show you how to express emotions. Be careful if your little one is often rude. For example, hitting siblings, slamming and throwing things, or talking curtly.
If the child exhibits abusive behavior, immediately let him know that the behavior is unacceptable and give the consequences accordingly. For example, if a child hits his older brother, immediately tell the child (but don't yell) that violence and harshness are prohibited.
Then you can come up with consequences, such as temporarily confiscating his favorite toy.
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