Why do some children behave worse at home than with other people?

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Why do some children behave worse at home than with other people?
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Parents may be familiar with this scenario: A child is well behaved at school and polite to their teachers but has a meltdown at home in the afternoon. Or they say please and thank you at a friend’s house but are rude with their family. They follow the rules if they visit a neighbour but have to be constantly reminded about not slamming doors and raiding the pantry at home. Even well-behaved children misbehave from time to time. When young children get tired, such as after a play date or a long day at daycare or school, they can become irritable and disruptive. Children are also naturally curious and may misbehave sometimes just to see what happens. However, some children seem to behave consistently worse at home than with other people. To understand this phenomenon, it’s necessary to understand why children behave the way they do.

If children behave well in one setting, we know they are capable of doing the same at home, says a Curtin University associate professor in clinical psychology. Parents may be familiar with this scenario: A child is well behaved at school and polite to their teachers but has a meltdown at home in the afternoon. Or they say please and thank you at a friend’s house but are rude with their family.

They follow the rules if they visit a neighbour but have to be constantly reminded about not slamming doors and raiding the pantry at home. Even well-behaved children misbehave from time to time. When young children get tired, such as after a play date or a long day at daycare or school, they can become irritable and disruptive. Children are also naturally curious and may misbehave sometimes just to see what happens. However, some children seem to behave consistently worse at home than with other people. To understand this phenomenon, it’s necessary to understand why children behave the way they do

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