08/10/2025
A child who is disrespectful is not always inventing the behavior.
They are often a perfect mirror, reflecting the exact tone and words they have heard you use.
Your child uses a sarcastic tone that shocks you.
Your first reaction is to punish them.
But before you react, ask yourself a hard question:
"Where did they learn that?"
Children are masterful mimics of the people they love.
Think about the tone you use with your spouse when frustrated.
Or the way you talk about a family member on the phone.
Your child has been taking detailed, permanent notes.
Let's call it what it really is.
This is not just a discipline problem. It is a culture problem.
The disrespect you see is the echo of a disrespect you have modeled.
This is how you raise an adult who replicates these same patterns.
They will speak to their own partners with that same sarcasm,
because it is the language of intimacy they learned at home.
If you want to change your child's tone, first examine your own.
The most powerful way to teach respect is to model it relentlessly.
Author: Arsalan Moi.
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