Oppositional Defiant Disorder Adolescents  

Adolescents is a Latin term typically meaning "to grow up". This is a time when your children are transitioning from childhood to adulthood. Oppositional Defiant Disorder in adolescents refers to the child's feelings of frustration, helplessness and neediness. Because of these feelings they will often exhibit defiant disorders. 

These defiant disorders can be expressed as willful disobedience, destructive behavior and lack of attention. Generally you can sum it up as defying cultural norms and family enacted rules. Each type of adolescent behavior does have a cause and a solution. They are now well documented.

When a adolescent starts to behave in such a manor, parents increase the negative feedback perpetuating the cycle. If the adolescent engages in this type of behavior it tends to indicate discipline has been inconsistent.

Another typical set of behaviors with adolescents is the parent may become angry when trying to control the adolescent's behavior. If the parents withhold the consequences of non conforming behavior the adolescent soon learns about idol threats. We the child realizes the threats are hollow the behavior continues. Now the parents become angered and may lose control and become verbally or physically abusive.

What typically happens next is the parent feels guilty for their behavior. Because of that guilt the parent over reacts toward trying to compensate. The parent is likely to excessively reward the adolescent by trying to compensate or reverse the parents abusive behavior. The adolescent now learns there are great things to come when the parent over reacts. The adolescent will soon be deliberately egging on the parent.

The parent has unwittingly contributed to the oppositional defiant disorder. Almost all the time not realizing how they are contributing to the problem. Without the understanding of what they are doing many parents will find themselves in a "Tug-of-War" or "Battle-of-Wills" with their children. Oppositional Defiant Disorder can almost all the time be traced to early parent interaction with the new born.

This is why the key to finding the solution is to understand were the problem initiated. There are other factors, however they are a very small contributing percent. Most defiant oppositional disorders are not sever enough to require medical professionals intervention. In most cases a good parenting training program or parent management program is all that is necessary.

Children are not born with "How-to-Raise-Manuals". Most of the time it is a trial and error proposition. What did my mother or father do? This might be our only form of training. There are much simpler ways today to understand the defiant disorder. It is very important you research this subject and educate yourself.

It is also important to seek out a medical professional if your child exhibits extreme emotional or behavior problems. There are some cases where professionals are required. One of the largest concerns in the treatment of defiant oppositional disorder is medication. Medication should only be used sparingly. Please question any medication and make sure you are provided with though research on any medication.

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