My child refuses to listen to me, how do I deal with this?
As a parent, it can be really frustrating when your child appears not to be listening, or worse yet, seems to outright ignore you. You may wonder what you’re doing wrong or if your child is particularly rebellious. But the truth is there are a number of reasons why kids don’t listen, including they just haven’t developed this skill yet.
Regardless of the challenges you’re experiencing when it comes to your child’s listening skills, it helps to understand a few of the reasons behind their inability to listen. It’s also beneficial to have a few strategies up your sleeve that will help you build better listening skills in your kids.
Getting a reluctant child to listen can be overwhelming at times for parents. It’s common to view listening behaviors in terms of respect: “If my child won’t listen and pay attention, but rather seems distracted all the time, it is a sign of disrespect.”
So, while it may feel like disrespect, it’s probably about something much more basic. Sometimes kids struggle to listen because your messages are too long or you’re coming off as critical or complaining. Listening also can be challenging if your messages are complicated or inconsistent.
Sometimes failing to listen or displaying an inability to focus is even tied to something else like a hearing or a mental health issue. But more often than not, failing to listen effectively is more about your child’s social development than about anything else.
Even knowing that a child’s inability to listen is most likely developmental, it still can be unnerving when you feel like playtime, the television, or video games are more important than what you have to say.
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