strong-willed child Archives - Parents With Confidence https://parentswithconfidence.com/tag/strong-willed-child/ Raising emotionally healthy children who will live their BEST life.. Mon, 07 Nov 2022 15:17:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 10 Secrets of Effective Discipline with the Strong Willed Child https://parentswithconfidence.com/discipline-with-the-strong-willed-child/ https://parentswithconfidence.com/discipline-with-the-strong-willed-child/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2022 08:45:00 +0000 https://parentswithconfidence.com/?p=2257 Discover how to handle discipline and deal with a strong-willed child in a way that capitalizes on their strengths and leads to better listening and cooperation. I’d say it was around my daughter’s third birthday when it became clear we were in over our heads. Between unmet expectations that a child will always listen to...

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]]> https://parentswithconfidence.com/discipline-with-the-strong-willed-child/feed/ 4 10 Strong Willed Child Characteristics and How They’ll Pay off in Adulthood https://parentswithconfidence.com/strong-willed-child-characteristics/ https://parentswithconfidence.com/strong-willed-child-characteristics/#comments Tue, 14 Sep 2021 18:00:00 +0000 https://parentswithconfidence.com/?p=2262 If you’re raising a strong-willed child, you may feel the urge to temper their ‘spirited’ or ‘stubborn’ personalities. Strong-willed kids are self-directed and focused on their own path, which is actually a great thing! These traits can be massively challenging in day-to-day parenting, I know. But strong-willed characteristics in kids will serve them well later...

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]]> https://parentswithconfidence.com/strong-willed-child-characteristics/feed/ 6 It’s not ‘Bad Parenting’. You’re Raising a Strong-Willed Child. https://parentswithconfidence.com/raising-strong-willed-child/ https://parentswithconfidence.com/raising-strong-willed-child/#comments Thu, 26 Sep 2019 17:11:12 +0000 https://parentswithconfidence.com/?p=3362 Inside: Discover why many parents raising a child with a strong-willed temperament feel they’re failing when in reality, they’re on a unique parenting journey. There’s nothing that makes a new (or experienced!) parent feel more inadequate than parenting a strong-willed child.   For starters, your child only listens on the 3rd Friday of each month and even...

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]]> https://parentswithconfidence.com/raising-strong-willed-child/feed/ 1 The Strong Willed Child: 8 Do’s and Don’ts for Parents to Live By https://parentswithconfidence.com/the-strong-willed-child-dos-donts/ https://parentswithconfidence.com/the-strong-willed-child-dos-donts/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2019 19:50:03 +0000 https://parentswithconfidence.com/?p=2685 Inside: The strong-willed child is more complicated to understand and parent, these guidelines provide a framework for doing it the emotionally healthy way.  When you’re raising the strong-willed child, you just know.  Simple requests are rebuked daily. Commands are questioned hourly, and you’re presented with a 4 part dissertation by 6 am on why it’s ‘perfectly...

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]]> https://parentswithconfidence.com/the-strong-willed-child-dos-donts/feed/ 1 Parenting a Strong-Willed Child: The Ultimate Guide https://parentswithconfidence.com/strong-willed-child/ https://parentswithconfidence.com/strong-willed-child/#respond Fri, 09 Nov 2018 20:34:41 +0000 https://parentswithconfidence.com/?p=2244 Inside: A collection of the best resources on parenting a strong-willed child and helping them reach their full potential from a child therapist.  Tornadoes. Prenatal hormones. A strong-willed child. A strong-willed toddler. Some things in nature are a force to be reckoned with. Want to see a confident, experienced parent drop to their knees in...

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]]> https://parentswithconfidence.com/strong-willed-child/feed/ 0 8 Things Parents of Spirited Strong-Willed Kids Know to be True https://parentswithconfidence.com/8-truths-of-parents-who-are-raising-a-strong-willed-child/ https://parentswithconfidence.com/8-truths-of-parents-who-are-raising-a-strong-willed-child/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2016 17:00:29 +0000 https://parentswithconfidence.com/?p=148 Inside: Raising a strong-willed child is not easy, but in exchange, parents are taught many powerful lessons.   Having a strong will and fierce determination is akin to being an extrovert, having blue eyes, or a propensity for math—either you have it or you don’t. When your child has this trait, you know. Oh sweet lord, do you...

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]]> https://parentswithconfidence.com/8-truths-of-parents-who-are-raising-a-strong-willed-child/feed/ 6 3 Surefire Signs That You’re Raising a Right-Brained Kid https://parentswithconfidence.com/3-surefire-signs-that-youre-raising-a-right-brained-kid/ https://parentswithconfidence.com/3-surefire-signs-that-youre-raising-a-right-brained-kid/#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2016 17:00:52 +0000 https://parentswithconfidence.com/?p=114 Raising a sensitive spirited child is both exhausting and rewarding, if you identify with these ideas your child is likely right-brain dominant. It is 7:30 am and my head is spinning. I’ve already fielded at least 50 questions from my daughter in reference to the breakfast options in the house and why she can’t consume...

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