What children hear from others

Children can hear or witness something that parents are not aware of and react to it. When child behaves unusually, there is a reason. It is not always that a child just wants to drive you crazy though there are times like that. haha. Those times are very infrequent. Anyway, a parent needs to ask a child what is going on. Ask them why they are behaving the way they are. Children cannot always express what has caused their absurd behavior. However by you asking they might be able to think about it. It is important for parents to realize that in most cases there is a very good reason why children choose to misbehave.
So one of the reasons could very easily be that they have heard or witnessed something that they do not understand. This often occurs when children reach the age where they are spending a little more time outside of the home.
So parents be sure to ask if your child's behavior seems different or they seem angry or withdrawn. If a child exhibits any behavior which is negative or unusual please ask. If they do not tell you ask about their activities, friends, and experiences. Do not interrogate them, just make conversation and most times the incident or statements that are causing confusion or a negative reaction will emerge.
Then parents, you have yet another responsibility for helping put this problem into a healthy positive perspective for your child. Hopefully it will be an easy one. Another blog for another day.