Parenting

My child is arrogant. How can I change this behavior?

Answered by Team ParentCircle

Dear Parent,

It really is upsetting to see a child behaving in an ‘arrogant’ manner. Usually, parents describe an arrogant child as being disrespectful, disobedient, and stubborn and express themselves by back-answering, arguing, and displaying a don’t care attitude. What makes children behave in these ways? The reasons are many - over-strict and very controlling parenting can make a growing child feel rebellious about always being told what to do, not being allowed to express their opinions and ideas, and having no freedom to make choices. Very lenient and indulgent parenting can make a child very demanding, selfish, arrogant, and spoiled. Parents who respect the child’s growing individuality, encourage the child to think things through, connect with their child’s feelings and emotions - build the child’s self-confidence   Here is a link for more information to help you understand parenting styles and how they impact a child’s behavior:

Are you an authoritative, permissive, or helicopter parent? Find out your parenting style

Take the time to reflect on how you are parenting your child. Is it a mix of the first two approaches described above, or are you more of one than the other? It is recommended that we parent our children in ways that build a strong relationship of trust and confidence. But it’s not so easy to give us certain parenting patterns which we have either imbibed from our own parents or because we are filled with stress that makes us impatient with children.

You could start having regular conversations with your child about what may be upsetting and bothering him. Help him feel comfortable sharing his emotions, by just being a good listener, avoiding any comments. This will open the doorway for a more detailed understanding of how you and your child can work it out together. When parents take the first step to make small changes in their parenting practices, they will see small changes begin to happen in the child as well.

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