{"id":8853,"date":"2023-04-21T06:45:46","date_gmt":"2023-04-21T06:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/strivingnigerianmom.com\/?p=269"},"modified":"2023-04-21T06:45:46","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T06:45:46","slug":"my-strong-willed-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/familiesarising.ca\/fr\/2023\/04\/my-strong-willed-child\/","title":{"rendered":"My Strong Willed Child&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>We say a child is \u2018strong willed\u2019 when that child is determined to have his way. They are usually fastidious in their decisions; nothing can seem to make them budge once their minds are made up.<br \/>\nFor instance, a strong willed child is that child that won\u2019t eat once he has decided that he doesn\u2019t want to, no matter what you may try.<\/h4>\n<h4>When we observe the characters of great leaders, we are often confronted with someone who has a \u2018die-hard\u2019 attitude. That your child that seems to be frustrating all your parenting techniques, is a child on her way to greatness \u2013 if you can only help her to channel her energies in the right direction.<\/h4>\n<h4><!--more--><\/h4>\n<p>That\u2019s because a strong willed child will keep moving in a certain direction regardless of the obstacles along their way. The very thing that challenges you so much, is the greatest asset and strength of that child.<\/p>\n<p>Raising a leader is not easy because a leader will often like to do things their way, often telling others how to live their lives. So, translate that to a strong willed child! Not every action of your child is aimed at defiance, rebellion or misbehaviour. Sometimes, if you can trace that character trait in your child to one of the parents (who by the way is also strong-willed, maybe it&#8217;s even you Mom), then that will give you a better perspective on your child\u2019s behaviour.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/strivingnigerianmom.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/11\/2014-11-30-20-43-54-1994375036.jpeg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-290 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/strivingnigerianmom.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/11\/2014-11-30-20-43-54-1994375036.jpeg\" alt=\"2014-11-30-20-43-54--1994375036\" width=\"199\" height=\"254\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As moms, we are often told, spank that child into submission!<\/p>\n<p>What if you have spanked and spanked, and your child won\u2019t just comply?<\/p>\n<p>What else will you do?<\/p>\n<h4>How Can You Handle Your Strong Willed Child?<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;\">As Mom, you need to develop a stronger will than your own child. If you\u2019re not naturally strong-willed, then you have to develop one, or else your child will play on your weakness, and keep acting out in a selfish way, not caring about the feelings of others. <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;\">Teach your child by setting limits. Let your child know that you\u2019re open to discussion if there\u2019s an issue at hand, but you will only dialogue if they are graceful in their manner of approach. This will help your child to realize that they need to consider others in their decisions as well. Teach your child to obey first, then dialogue after obeying.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Keep calm \u2013 not so easy when your child has that defiant look on his face, is it? But keeping calm gives you a sense of control, and passes a clear message to your child that you\u2019re in charge.<\/li>\n<li>State your expectations clearly, and you may need to repeat yourself too.<\/li>\n<li>Be consistent in your approach.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t sweat the small stuff \u2013 you don\u2019t need to make an issue out of every little matter<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;\">Your parenting approach as a Mom should be such that your child is secure in the fact that they are loved by you. When they see your heart of love, a strong willed child can be transformed into a loving leader.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Watch This Video Below To Learn Even More About Handling your Strong-Willed Child.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"How To Parent Your Strong Willed Child\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ANr9V6DIIZg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Raising a strong willed child can be quite tasking and challenging, but let your motivation and consolation be the bigger picture- you\u2019re raising a leader.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t Forget To Drop Your Comments as I would love to hear from you.<\/p>\n<p>Know another mom who will love to see this, please share with them also.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fellow Mom,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Oluseye Ashiru<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;&#8230;That your child that seems to be frustrating all your parenting techniques is a child on her way to greatness&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10045,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[17,20],"tags":[194,430,431,432,104,77,21,433,434],"class_list":["post-8853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-motherhood","category-parenting","tag-good-mom","tag-how-to-handle-your-strong-willed-child","tag-how-to-train-your-child-leader","tag-leadership","tag-mom","tag-moms-achieving-purpose","tag-parenting-2","tag-strong-willed-child","tag-you-tube-video-on-how-to-handle-your-strong-willed-child"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/familiesarising.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8853","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/familiesarising.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/familiesarising.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familiesarising.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familiesarising.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8853"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/familiesarising.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8853\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/familiesarising.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familiesarising.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8853"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familiesarising.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}