Behaviour of Stubbornness and Study of Argumentative Attitude Within Children

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Abstract: Abstract: Leeuwin Glosz Published Online: © Springer Psychology Leeuwin Glosz Published Online: © Springer Psychology Behavioural Research Study Journal (2012) ------------------------------------------------- ORIGINAL PAPER Behaviour of Stubbornness and Study of Argumentative Attitude Within Children Behavioural Research Study Journal (2012) ------------------------------------------------- ORIGINAL PAPER Behaviour of Stubbornness and Study of Argumentative Attitude Within Children Stubbornness is a very common behaviour among toddlers and teenagers who are learning to exercise independence in different ways. While many factors could trigger a toddler or teenager to exhibit stubbornness, most of time environmental influence plays a large role in contributing to the outcome. Children who are argumentative and stubborn pose a unique challenge to parents. Parents must learn to understand to view their child from a whole different perspective. Argumentative children are mainly caused by the up-bringing of their childhood, being exposed to argumentative parents, siblings and bad peer influences causing the child to pick up the trait via sight, hear and pick up specific chemical neurotransmitters. However the degree of argumentativeness only develops if the child starts being part of the argument. The parent contributes to the development of the child argumentativeness, if they allow themselves to reply with an irrational and emotional response making the argument only worse which will develop aggression (raising of voice, tantrum or physical harm), maximum adrenaline (increase in heart rate, perspiration or diluted pupils) and depression (usage of negative words in a sentence, speed of speech and precise pronunciation of words). The

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