Defiant behavior in children can happen for all kinds of reasons. One smart thing a parent can do whether their child is back talking, having school problems or being oppositional more often than not, is take a serious look at the media coming into their home.

This includes movies, music, computer usage (yes, video games), and cell phones. It also includes print publications such as books and magazines.

For many families, the consumption of cultural media is quite substantial.

And that\’s where the connection to defiant behavior in children comes into play.

– Garbage in – garbage out.
It\’s one thing to use media as an occasional source of entertainment. Carefully chosen, there is a wide variety of family friendly treats to enjoy with your family.

But as a daily diet, it can be deadly.

Do you watch and listen to everything your child does? No? Well, do so for one solid week. What fills their minds and hearts should be wholesome, uplifting and promoting excellence. Educational and humor are good choices, too.

Does your child\’s media choices live up to that list? If so, I applaud you. If not, here\’s the real issue.

It really does matter what goes into a human being\’s heart and mind. Ever tried to make a change of some sort for yourself? Then you know that it\’s important to surround yourself with positive support and resources.

As an adult, you have a certain amount of maturity and experience with which to judge and appropriately use the material you are exposed to each day.

Your child has none of that.

Our current media is filled with vulgarity, sensuality and violence. For kids, the line between fantasy and reality is blurred to begin with, due to their developmental stage.

With a constant menu of non-excellence and shallow characters to feed upon, it\’s not a surprise that we have an epidemic of defiant children.

You, Mom or Dad, have the power to change all of that in your home.

At first, you might just turn it off. Find other fascinating things to fill your family\’s time and minds.

Read a book together. Play games. Explore different kinds of music. The point is, do it together. This is your opportunity to be promoting YOUR family\’s values to your child, not letting the media tell your daughter how women should look or whisper to your son the lie that real men abandon their families when something more interesting comes along.

If you really don\’t think this is a big deal, then I have a challenge for you. Turn off the media in your home for 60 days and focus on spending lots of time together as a family.

Yes, you will definitely hear complaints at first. But many families have done this and been pleasantly surprised at the changes in the behavior of their children and their newfound closeness as a family.

Why wouldn\’t you want that? Especially if you are struggling with defiance in your home right now.

Defiant behavior in children is something no one wants and yet most families have the power to change.

Are you up to the challenge?

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