In today’s age, it is not uncommon for a child or teen/ young adult to be contemptuous towards an elder. Disrespect was deeply feared in the past because there would be severe consequences in result of the flippant behavior towards adults. The behavior of children today is more than just talking back.

Studies show extensive viewing of television violence may cause children to become more aggressive and anxious. Children who watch many hours a week of violent TV may become inured to violence and begin to see the world as a scary and unsafe place.

Kids are definitely worse now than they have been. The dramatic decline in play in children today compared with a generation or two ago. Kids are pretty much constantly supervised from the time they are born until they’re maybe 18 when they leave home, so they never learn to manage their own behaviour.

“Kids push boundaries, have meltdowns, and are so much worse around their parents because they feel safe and secure with their parents,” explained Crystal I. Lee, PsyD, to Reader’s Digest. Attention seeking: “Kids will often display more extreme behavior when trying to get something out of us,” Dr. Silvestro explains.

Here’s what parenting specialists and FBI hostage negotiators say can help you deal with out of control kids:

1. Listen With Full Attention: Everyone needs to feel understood.
2. Acknowledge Their Feelings: Paraphrase what they said.
3. Give Their Feelings A Name: “Sounds like you feel this is unfair.” It calms the brain.

If you feel your teen is chronically lying often for no reason at all, they may be struggling with a mental health issue. Mental health disorders are usually the most common cause of pathological lying, also known as mythomania.

The following are some of the scientifically recognized traits and characteristics of pathological liars.

• Their lies seem to have no clear benefit.
• The stories they tell are usually dramatic, complicated, and detailed.
• They usually portray themselves as the hero or victim.
• They sometimes seem to believe the lies they tell.

Liars smile, nod, lean forward and make eye contact while listening — characteristics that are often associated with honest and friendly people. Don’t be fooled by this; their charm is just a cover. “Ums” and “uhs” are dead giveaways of a lie, so frequent liars have learned how to think fast.

One of the things that cheaters say when confronted is that “You’re being paranoid”. They will outright deny the affair and will blame you for being insecure and jealous when you talk about signs of cheating in the relationship.

In order to justify their mistake; a guilty person will often turn a confrontation into a big scene by blaming others for their behavior. This normally is the case with people who have bigger egos than brains and can’t accept that they are mortal beings just like others and mistakes can be made by them as well.

An innocent person may be offended and question you, but a guilty party may go much further in their defense of themselves. You may be able to expect tears, screaming, and accusations against you if this person is actually lying. Push past it to get to the truth if you truly think they’re full of it.