If child behaviour problems are ruining your home life, read this account of a real family for insight into child behaviours you can overcome.Vicki is the single mother of 3 – Ryan (8), Alex (12) and Jessica (6). To make ends meet, she works two jobs—as a receptionist during the week and part-time catering on weekends. She has been divorced from Mike for two years, a supervisor for a building contractor,. Her relationship with Mike is strained at best, hostile at worst.
Mike gets the kids every Wednesday and every other weekend. The kids love going to Dad’s because there are “no rules.” They get to do pretty much whatever they want. Weekends are filled with video games, trips to the mall, pizza and movie outings. And candy. Lots and lots of candy. Wednesday nights are TV nights. The kids never do their homework on Wednesday nights because, after a long day, Mike wants to kick back. He doesn’t want to have to deal with questions about homework. Vicki resents Mike’s free-for-all parenting and calls him “The Disneyland Daddy.”
Child behaviour problems often start with the parents. If this hit and miss parenting scenario fits your situation or the lifestyle of someone you love, you can get help and save the child considerable pain. Individual counseling may not be the best solution for this “family” problem.Sometimes the parents are estranged or the relationship is beginning to strain when this “drop-in” or “parachute parenting” starts to occur. This indicates that a holistic approach to this issue is a better potential solution. Below is a link for a highly qualified counselor in this area that you may find useful. For further information you can also click on the highlighted links above for an in-depth review of articles on all types of child behavior problems. For a better understanding of these real-life “dad” started child behaviour problems, read more at…
The Disneyland Daddy: A Case Study in Child Behaviour Problems