Behaviors Related To Power

Children can express the need for power either positively or negatively. And for some children, power is an extremely strong need. Parents should recognize that children need to know that they count. Parents need to make children feel significant. Remember, children who feel that others believe they are insignificant, or that no one cares whether or not they are around, may soon become behavior problems. You as the parent must grant power, whenever possible, to your child. The child who cannot find a power base in the home or school may attempt to find it outside school in gangs or other negative ways. Likewise, when you give a child a job to do, make sure he or she has the authority and responsibility that go with the task. A sense of ownership is power. And children feel a sense of ownership when they are involved in shared decision making at home or at school.

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Other Behaviors (with a paid membership)

The Agitator

The Angry

The Arrogant

The Authority Pusher

The Boss

The Bully

The Chiseler

The Complainer

The Con Artist

The Defier

The Destroyer

The Disengaged

The Disrespectful

The Distracter

The Dreamer

The Excuse Maker

The Exploder

The Fighter

The Foulmouth

The Fun Seeker

The Goldbrick

The Gossip

The Grade Gubber

The Griper

The Habitual Absentee

The Hater

"I Won't Do It"

The Influencer

The Intellectual Show-Off

The Jealous

The Know-It-All

The Last Worder

The Lazy

The Lewd

The Negative Group

The Objector

The Overly Aggressive

The Petty Rules Breaker

The Procrastinator

The Questioner

The Rabble Rouser

The Repeater

The Scrapper

The Show-Off

The Sidetracker

The Skeptic

The Skipper

The Smart Aleck

The Smartmouth

The Snotty

The Spoiled

The Swearer

Talks Back

The Tattletale

The Thief

The Troublemaker

The Vindictive