Publish at February 05 2025 Updated February 05 2025
Under normal circumstances, it's the parents who lay down the law at home, setting the rules and so on. But some children, on the contrary, seem to have total control over their loved ones. We're not talking here about those who have found themselves in an overly lax environment, the "child-kings", but rather those with tyrannical behaviors.
These are kids who, from the outside, appear quite normal, but who create a climate of terror in the family home. They are often hyper-reactive, which partly explains their aggressive attitudes.
They will use physical and verbal violence, blackmail, threats and financial abuse against both parents and siblings. The child has taken complete control of the household, and parents can no longer act with complete freedom, fearing the child's next crisis. As a result, they sacrifice sleep or time spent with other family members, take action to avoid angry outbursts, and live in fear at all times.
Fortunately, there are approaches such as non-violent resistance, as psychiatrist Caroline Duret-Fouret explains in this series of videos from a conference she gave to address the issue of tyrannical behavior. A must-watch series for parents who may be experiencing this situation.
Running time: 14min45
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