Your Emotionally Reactive Child Needs Empathy — Not Punishment
ADDitude
AUGUST 14, 2025
That’s why it’s so important to lean into empathy when we’re trying to connect with our defiant children, whatever their age. When you interact in a calm, firm, non-controlling way — keeping in mind that no one likes to be told what to do, especially a defiant kid —it helps bypass emotional reactivity. Thank you.
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