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He has no choice...

What's your view if your 8 yr old child says that he has no choice but to be bad and uncaring in order to have a better life?

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I think what he's saying is this: the only way he can feel important, to matter, to count, to be visible, to get attention, etc.... is to "act out." When children get a bigger payoff for misbehavior the for good behavior, they keep misbehaving. The payoff is the intensity from the parent when she's angry and animated.