How Good Children Go Bad.

First bell of the day rings and David strolls into his fourth grade classroom. Today, he is not in one of his better moods, but rather one of his "I'll do what I want, when I want moods". He sits at his desk and knocks on it with his pencil while he talks to his neighbors, and rustles through his bag. Ms. Davis gives him warning after warning that he needs to pay attention and …

…away with acting out and showing a lack of respect for others. When asked why he sometimes displays poor behavior, David would respond, "I haven't taken my meds today." When we abdicate our authority, or find excuses for behavior problems, we not only teach our children to be disrespectful, we also undermine their most fundamental source of security. As parents of today, we need to start focusing on solving problems rather than creating new ones.