Question
How should one educate a disobedient child?
Answer
As children reach a certain age, they often go through a rebellious phase, during which they may frequently defy their parents’ instructions. When faced with such children, we need to be patient in our guidance. If reasoning fails, it may be helpful to temporarily drop the argument and redirect the child’s attention. This might make it more effective to try guiding them again after some time. In summary, for children, we need to observe carefully and guide with patience, firmly avoiding confrontations. Such situations may lead to parents ultimately being unable to maintain their stance, eventually yielding to the child, which could foster the bad habit of throwing tantrums when things don’t go their way; or parents may lose their patience and strike the child, which can cause psychological harm.