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We've all had times when our kids resist every. single. thing. you tell them to do. When is it part of a larger problem, and even if it's not, how do we manage the exhausting defiance?
Amy and Margaret discuss:

How to keep track of a kid's defiance in order to figure out where it's coming from

Gut-check questions to ask yourself to ascertain where ODD might be what's happening

the "two free requests" approach


Here are links to some of the resources mentioned in the episode:

Katherine Lee for VeryWell Family: Effective Ways to Handle Defiant Children


Royce Flippin for Additude: Why Is My Child So Angry and Defiant? An Overview of Oppositional Defiant Disorder


Dr. Douglas Riley: The Defiant Child: A Parent’s Guide to Oppositional Defiant Disorder


Mount Sinai Parenting Center: Positive Opposites



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