A Parent Bully Learn to Bully at Home We’ve all witnessed children or teenagers disrespecting their parents: They yell at them, curse at them, and even hit them. You may shake your head, cancel playdates, or forbid your children from hanging out with such a terror, but the problem is bigger than you think: Kids […]
Are the children ruling the roost? When parents reclaim their power, everyone benefits. Rebellious, entitled, disrespectful, many kids pummel their parents with demands and boss them around with impunity. Experts might label them “difficult” and advise how to “fix” them. But parenting struggles rarely originate from just one side. Instead, they erupt at the volatile […]
Excerpt from WHEN KIDS CALL THE SHOTS, Chapter Three: Bullying at Home: How We Become Our Kids’ Victims Over the years, as I listened to bullied parents’ stories, I began to recognize many common experiences about bullying. Though bullied parents come from difficult cultures and communities, I’ve identified the three most common scenarios that contribute […]
Excerpt from WHEN KIDS CALL THE SHOTS, Chapter Three: How to resolve conflict. It’s the end of a long day. You’ve just arrived home from work, completely pooped. You flip on the TV, collapse on the sofa, and catch the end of your favorite program. You savor this quiet time. Just then, your kid begins […]
Excerpt from WHEN KIDS CALL THE SHOTS, Chapter Two: The Parent Bully It happens all the time. Parents arrive in my office in a state of shock, wondering how their sweet, adorable child morphed into a domestic tyrant. To gain a better understanding of the origins of this bullying behavior, let’s look at some basic […]
Excerpt from WHEN KIDS CALL THE SHOTS, Chapter Four, Understanding your kid’s bullying behavior style * Kids with a Manipulative Bullying Style Is your kid an excellent liar? Does your kid have a history of stealing? Does he know how to exploit your fears? Does his mood plummet when you deny his wishes? Are you […]
Excerpt from WHEN KIDS CALL THE SHOTS, Chapter Four, Understanding your kid’s bullying behavior style: Kids with a Defiant Bullying Style Does your kid back you into a corner with demands and threats? Are you afraid of your kid’s anger? Do you dread your kid’s outbursts? Is your kid always opposing you? Does your kid […]
Have you ever seen a child bully or boss around his parents? A child who talks down to them, disses or even mocks them? Embarrassing, isn’t it? A generation or two ago, it would have been unthinkable for children to bully their parents. Today, nearly everyone knows a parent who is bullied by his or […]
Paul Smith, author of LEAD WITH A STORY and PARENTING WITH A STORY, interviews Sean Grover about his book, WHEN KIDS CALL THE SHOTS, How to Seize Control from Your Darling Bully and Enjoy Being a Parent Again. To read the full interview, CLICK HERE
