Is your child displaying a pattern of defiant or combative behavior? Are they showing signs of vindictiveness against people in authority?
If their behaviors are already disrupting not only their daily routine but also of everyone else’s, consider having them evaluated for oppositional defiant disorder, a disruptive behavioral disorder that is more extreme than you would expect from a child their age.
Symptoms of oppositional defiant disorder may include:
- Throwing repeated extreme temper tantrums
- Actively refusing to comply with requests and rules
- Excessively arguing with adults, especially those with authority
- Being spiteful and seeking revenge and saying mean and hateful things when upset
- Trying to annoy or upset others, or being easily annoyed by others
With professional help and an utmost compassion for your situation, you can be free from the limitations of your mental health conditions and live a life you deserve.
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