Dealing with Defiance

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Many parents deal with rebellious behaviors from their children everyday. Of course, it is only normal for children to rebel at times, but when does the defiance begin to be too much? What many parents might not know is that their child may have a serious disorder. Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) is a unique interaction of ill-fitting temperaments that can occur at home, at school, and within the community. "Five to fifteen percent of all …

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…they also helped my child as well. Works Cited AACAP "Children with Oppositional Defiant Disorder" December 1999. American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 14 Nov. 2004. <http://www.aacap.org/publications/fact sfam/72.htm> Greenspam, Stanley I. "The Defiant Child" The Challenging Child. Massachusetts: Perseus. 1995. 124-164 Kathi. "What are the signs of Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)?" January 2004. Teens with Problems 13 Nov. 2004. <http://www.teenswithproblems.com/conduct_disorder.html #odd>