As parents, I’m sure we’ve dealt with some (if not all) of the following annoying behaviors from our children. Though none of them necessarily indicate a need for treatment or therapy…they sure do drive us crazy!
- Whining. This has to be the number one most annoying child behavior ever known in the history of ever! I’d rather listen to fingernails down a chalkboard.
- Messiness. There’s nothing more annoying than kids that leave their messes all over the place…okay, whining is more annoying…but messiness is definitely high on the list!
- Dawdling. Kids that “take their time doing things” are making it tough for those of us that want to “get moving!” This is the ultimate in passive-aggressive behavior.
- Complaining. If I hear “That’s not fair!” one more time, then I’m probably going to do something that really isn’t fair!
- Impulsiveness. This is when kids fail to think before they act. These kids can snatch, grab, hit, and pinch (and so on) when they are upset or frustrated.
- Tattling. There’s no reason for kids to do this unless there’s a safety issue at hand…and 9 times out of 10 there is not.
- Having a sense of entitlement. For these kids nothing is ever good enough for them. You can offer five different things for dinner – and they will always want a sixth option (most of the time these kids aren’t very appreciative of the things that they DO get because they actually expect it).
- Bickering. Without siblings this would not be a problem.
- Picky Eating. Enough said!
- Annoying Habits. You know, like nose-picking, nail-biting, constant humming, hair-twirling, picking at scabs, or simply bouncing all over the place!
- Ignoring (aka, Selective Listening). Little Johnny is only three feet from you, but he still can’t seem to hear you when you ask him to take the trash out. Mumble something about snack time and he’s there in a flash.
