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Q: My Child Is Dr. Jekyll at School, Mr. Hyde at Home
Q: “How come my child is defiant at home only, but at school and around other people outside of our family, she is well behaved?”When I see children exhibiting behavior challenges at home, but none of it appears at school, that says to me that they are screaming for scaffolding: They want to know where the parameters are at home around what is tolerated and what is not tolerated. That comes through authoritative parenting.I understand that, for a lot of parents, being authoritative does not come naturally.