Is it bad for a 6 years old talking back to you and yelling?

First of all, this is done because the parents have payed to much attention to the kid. The kid had noticed their preferance and love and he prefers to act like it in order to keep them constantly "occupied". But, my son was doing that for some time. I was talking to him and he was watching tv ignoring me. I was sure he was hearing me but he prefered to see the tv commercials first and then respond. I once went to his back and I talked to him near his ear. He had to react cause I was now close. One another time he was destroying his toys and I was telling him to stop. He turned looked at me, laughed and he continued to do the same thing. I then went near and took all the toys away for a whole day. I didn't return to him all the toys. I give him one more if he is really good kid. As a reward. And he is only 2 1/2. For a kid like the one you are describing, the best solution is punishment and to show him that if he screams and yells and swears etc he has as a gift that no one looks at him, or plays with him or talks to him.

At 6 years old you are old enough to know right from wrong. If he yells and screams at his parents then its because they allow him to. He isnt disciplined enough to know how to speak to an adult. Its not his fault, its the parents fault.

There is a possibility that something is wrong with this boy, but I doubt it. Discipline needs to start when the child is little, then he grows into it. Too many people treat their tiny kids like they are funny when they act out, then the child gets bigger, say 5 or 6, and no one wants him around, the behaviour is no longer cute. As long as these behaviours get him what he wants, whether it is attention or a bribe, he will keep behaving this way. He would not have gotten away with talking back the first time, or telling me "no". Of course, I did not live in a house where we yelled at each other, and my kids did not yell at me. I would have punished them if they did. Their dad, first of all, would have taken them aside and talked to them very seriously about it. I have worked with young children who did have this behaviour. Sometimes they had a neurological disorder, sometimes they just had some rotten stuff going on in their life (like a sick, dying parent) and they did not know how to talk about it, so they acted out. Far too many kids have no discipline or structure at home, and so,sadly, what you have noticed is becoming normal.

Yes, I give them a good hiding. All kids need to know when they step over the line of acceptable behaviour. They need to know when that limit is reached or they will assume there are no limits other than the ones they set themselves. Nip this bad behaviour in the bud when they are young and you won't have problems later. If they bite you, bite them back - gently at first, then increase the pressure until they stop. They must learn that it does not hurt to give pain but it does to receive pain. This is totally wrong advice in the modern western world now, I know, but it is where we in the west have gone wrong with our children in the last decade or so and now society is reaping the results with examples of bad behaviour in young adults.

I don't personally have kids, but I would say that punishment would be necessary. No kids are born perfect, you must teach them manners and how to be polite, but in order to do that, sometimes discipline is necessary.

Oh yeah, its normal. But if he was hitting her or beating her, then no its not normal. Kids yell, its a fact of life. It sounds like this child lacks attention, and that by yelling, even if its negative attention, he goes for it.

This boy needs attention. Normally a child does such things either if he sees such things at home or he wants to attract the attention of others. Any case he needs to dealt carefully rather than being given punishment.

Normal or not, this behavior is inappropriate for a boy this age. He's been allowed to act like this for too long. He's been given his way too much, and he's learned that if he throws a fit it will get him whatever he wants. Tell them to put a stop to this right now. Set up strict rules, and consistently follow them. He will fight them with everything trick he knows at first. If they keep showing him that no matter what he does, they are still the boss, he'll eventually catch on. Rules can be loosened a little as he shows improvement, but not too much too fast. While this is going on, continue to talk with him about what's happening and why. He's old enough to be reasoned with, especially after he gets over this very inappropriate way of acting. They have got to get control of him NOW. The older he gets, the harder he will get.

It depends on what the matter was and what was the level of reaction.It can be normal for children to back answer sometimes.

I dont think it is very usual.........at this age forget yelling, I could not think of even dis-respecting my parents.............................I fell this is a serious problem and something needs to be done about it.

i think a 6 yr old kid who is talking back to his parents is in need of a good spanking.

I guess it is necessary to punish our kids if they talk back at the young age itself, cos after that it will b too late n it will be difficult to control them!

I think as parents this needs to be corrected. Or as an adult that child is not going to respond well to society and it's rules. The childs actions are not good. What do the parents do when the child flies off the handle? Do they correct? Force should never be used but setting limitations needs to be. If they can't do it on thier own then they should consult a professional to help them instill rules that will help the child cope and bring order and control back to the parents. This is not normal behavior and should be correct as soon as possible. The longer they let a child act like this the worse it will be when the child gets older.

Kids like that need an old fashioned butt whoopin with a belt.

No, I don't think it's normal or acceptable. No child should raise his voice to his parents or any other adult. Having said that, I don't believe that adults should yell at children for no reason.

Many factors that cause children to be like that. One thing is environment, modern technolgy like tv. that's why children need parental guidance so the child whenever done wrong or bad it will be corrected. Parents also are one of it, if they spoiled their child and not teach the right thing then thats the tendency. My neice is also like that but i think she is must worst than the boy you saw. At first you could see she is cute and adorable but the long you know her you could say the difference. She is super active, the more you said no the more she will do it, and she screams like its a hell, she wont stop like she never heard anything. it really a headache. Once i saw a program in tv about having ADHD and i was thinking maybe my neice belongs to that. The doctors said in the tv no one will never know if you had this kind of disease if you dont have any idea about it because its like a normal thing and if not given action that reflects with the personality of the child until she grow. You can really see the difference with the super active and the normal.

No it's not normal. That's an out of control child. Someone needs to put him in his place. It doesnt have to be abusive. He just needs to know who's boss. A job for SUPER NANNY!

I don't have kids yet, but I've lived with my aunts for so long that I've witnessed my cousins grow up. My answer is yes, it is bad for a six year old, or for that matter, any child, to talk back to his parents, much more yell at them. This child does need attention. But what he needs most is discipline. He should learn to respect elders and know his limits. Maybe you could ask a professional or other moms for help on how to do this. =)

Something is wrong with the kid and maybe you should take the kid for an overall doctor's check. It seems like the kid has no physical disturbances. Maybe he has some emotional problems that can be resolved by seeking a counselor? It's just a suggestion. It's up to you.

I think its un exceptable behavior of a child to treat their parents that way. But children tend to learn from example. so Chances are someone in that family is doing alot of yelling and screaming all the time.