4 Ways to Keep Your Cool When Kids are Being Difficult

I've said it before-- kids can be unpredictable. Despite your best efforts as a father, there will be times your child makes wrong choices or deliberately chooses to act out against your wishes. Testing boundaries and challenging authority is a natural part of the growing-up process. How you react in these situations can mean the difference between a good day and a bad day for you and your kids.

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Some days are better than others.

Here are four simple tips for keeping your cool when kids are being difficult:

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“This party isn't very fun.”

The words hung in the air. What could I say? Last year’s party was EXTREME! Airbrush tattoos and pizza tossing contests. Everyone had a great time. This one was was supposed to be EPIC! After all, my son was turning the big "one-zero," double digits -- 10!

I had just spent two months of planning and a week of scrubbing toilets to get everything ready for his 12 best friends to join us for this monumental occasion. We had the perfect invites, the perfect cake, the perfect decorations, food, games, entertainment, yet none of it mattered.

This party sucked, and my son had no problems telling me and everyone else.