Do you think it is alright for adults to say that it is something wrong with a kid who misbehaves all the time?

[Anonymous]

[caring__1]

This reminds me of teachers who complain they were assigned all the worst students, as all the students failed the test. It's interesting how they don't consider it may have something to do with the teaching.

It's easy to blame others, but we're more likely to see positive results if we focus on our role in the situation. Labeling a misbehaving kid as having something wrong is an easy way to minimize the role of the parent, but it won't lead to any changes in either the parent or child.

[Asker]

I ask about a child who misbehaves not anything about failing a test.

[caring__1]

It's the same thing. When people take the time to learn effective parenting skills, misbehaving children are not created. Hopefully, parents care enough to learn to read the needs of each individual child rather than just be a reaction to their upbringing and expect a one-size-fits-all approach to work on all children.

[LazerBean]

Depends on the age of the child. It's usually the parents fault, though.

[Anonymous]

only if it's your kid not someone else's