If your child has ODD (Oppositional Defiant Disorder) or bipolar, you're familiar with child behavior problems. If your child has signs of autism, ADHD or ADD (attention deficit disorder), Aspergers, or PDD-NOS (Pervasive Developmental Disorder - Not Otherwise Specified), you may be seeing challenging behaviors. The five warning signs listed above reveal how ODD (Oppositional Defiant Disorder) develops (65% of children with ADHD develop it). If your child has ODD, or is developing it, his difficult behavior will get worse unless you take action. Your child needs your specific help to stop these problem behaviors. He cannot do it on his own. You Can Solve This. The good news is that ODD can be easily prevented or minimized.

Children with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder), ODD (Oppositional Defiant Disorder), bipolar, autism, Asperger's syndrome, and PDD-NOS (Pervasive Developmental Disorder - Not Otherwise Specified), can be very difficult. If your child has one of these conditions, he may try to push your buttons so you lose control and he wins. The only way out of this gridlock is to develop some refusal tactics of your own. Adopt these winning tactics that soothe your child and elevate your parenting style: 1. Refuse to argue. Your child's first line of defense (and distraction from the real issue at hand) is to start an argument. Counter his defensive tactic with your calm logic. For example, if you child doesn't want to do the dishes, he may say, "I didn't eat any of that stupid dinner so I'm not doing the stupid dishes.

If your child has ODD (Oppositional Defiant Disorder) or bipolar, you're familiar with child behavior problems. If your child has signs of autism, ADHD or ADD (attention deficit disorder), Aspergers, or PDD-NOS (Pervasive Developmental Disorder - Not Otherwise Specified), you may be seeing challenging behaviors. The five warning signs listed above reveal how ODD (Oppositional Defiant Disorder) develops (65% of children with ADHD develop it). If your child has ODD, or is developing it, his difficult behavior will get worse unless you take action. Your child needs your specific help to stop these problem behaviors. He cannot do it on his own. You Can Solve This. The good news is that ODD can be easily prevented or minimized.