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Parents generally nurture and encourage skills to build self esteem, confidence and strong leadership qualities in their child. A strong spirit with learned family values can protect a child from following others who may display risky or dangerous behavior. Becoming a strong leader can provide opportunities for a child who knows what he wants. However, with a young child there is a fine line between leading and being bossy, or even a bully. When a young child tells others to do something which they will not do, and then says she will not play with them if they don’t play her way, she has stepped over to the side of being a bully. Many siblings play that way, using threats, which develops into a learned and acceptable behavior. When your child becomes comfortable with telling others what to do, especially adults, and then has a temper tantrum when they don’t comply, it’s time to step in. Help your child by teaching about acceptance, sharing, fairness and feelings. Read the full article “Is your child bossy or a bully?
Diana Boggia has a masters degree in education with licensure in preschool, elementary and special education. She taught children with multiple disabilities for 15 years and has been working with parents (families) with behavioral concerns for more than 23 years. She develops individualized strategies to build self esteem and diminish negative, attention-seeking behaviors for each child to be successful in achieving remarkable results. Throughout her work with parents Diana has developed a program that includes hands-on materials encompassing limit-setting, developing structure with schedules, teaching time management, increasing listening skills and parenting with incentives, rather than threats. These successful strategies have changed the dynamics of many families who were struggling with their child’s behaviors.
