List Of Bad Habits For Kids Which You Must Stop

Kids are the most beautiful and cute. They start seeing life with your eyes and the rest of those who are connected with them. Kids are master of learning. They can grab anything in their memory at a fast speed.

They are not aware of good or bad habits. They don’t know the difference. It is your duty to teach them and also tell which habits to avoid and what to implement in your life.

Types Of Habits:

Teach your kid in an easy way. So, they can understand it easily without getting confused. There are 2 types of habits

  • Good habits
  • Bad habits

20 Bad Habits For Kids:

Kids grab some habits while growing up. They are not aware of good or bad. They simply catch it what is appearing in front of them. Sometimes! you are also not able to pay attention to these tiny things and later on, it becomes a habit of the kid.

list of bad habits for kids

Here! is the most common list of bad habits for kids which you must aware about and make it stop if the kid is dealing with them somewhere around.

Picking A Nose:

Sometimes kids start picking their nose frequently while sitting alone or having food or while playing. Initially no one notice about this small activity. Later on, it becomes a habit of a kid. Tell your kid not to pick a nose frequently it is bad.

Playing With Hair:

This is also seen in kids, They start playing with their hair when feeling bored or sitting alone. Usually this is seen in girls. when someone play frequently with the hair. It may also results in hair fall .

Mess Up With Stuffs:

Kids are champions to mess all the things around in home. They put toys, their stuff, dishes or something else here & there instead of putting it away at right place. They should learn to keep things at the right place instead of throwing here & there.

Sucking Of Thumb:

Some kids start doing sucking of the thumb, They started enjoying as it gives comfort to them. Kids usually to do it while sleeping or when get tired. It may result in infection or any kind of dental problems.

list of bad habits for kids

Keep your child busy and play with them a lot. So, they forget to suck their thumb. You can also put the juice of some natural herbs which are bitter in taste on kid thumb. when the kid starts sucking thumb. They surely not going to like its bitter taste and stop thumb sucking

Too Much Use Of Mobiles Or Digital Screen:

Kids enjoy watching tv or smartphone. They won’t get bored while sitting a couple of hours in front of the Tv or smartphones. It will lead in addiction which is not good at all. what you can do? Set a limit for kids and stick with it.

So, It can save your kids from becoming a addiction or dangerous habit.

Biting or Chewing Nails:

Many kids bite their nails when they feel sacred, insecure or nervous. Later on this become habit. Cut your kids nails whenever you see your kid biting nails.

Lying:

Kids used to lie often to keep yourself safe from being a punishment. Do not punish them when kids are lying rather tell them telling lie is a bad thing and you don’t need to do it. Always say truth. Also, give them a reward when you find them to say truth which encourages them to be truthful.

Lack Of Confidence:

Some Kids become low confident while doing any kind of work. They feel scared about something or someone.

Let’s say they are preparing for tomorrow test and also thinking. If they do not pass in tomorrow’s test. The teacher is going to punish them. You need to appreciate your kid and tell them not to scare too much. Just prepare for the paper properly.

Demanding:

Kids start doing demand for everything. They want all the toys and playing stuffs. Initially, you fulfil kids desires when they demand something. But on the other side, It will also enhance kids desires and they will demand more as time passes.

You also need to take care of fulfilling kids desire in certain limits. So, it does not convert in high demanding habit.

Abusive Language

Kids start using abusive language when they feel sad, anger or upset. They think it’s not a bad thing to use abusive words. You need to stop this habit as soon as possible. Parents also need to avoid using abusive language or rude words in front of children.

Always remember, Your kids learn from you. Whatever actions or words parent’s do. It’s capturing in kids mind.

If you want your child to keep away from all kind of bad habits then you also need to follow the same in front of child. Don’t use any bad habit.

Dirty Clothes AT Dance Floor:

Kids sometimes used to throw their clothes on the floor out of anger or sometimes intentionally without any cause. You should teach them it’s not the right way to throw clothes on the floor. You must keep them at the right location.

If you teach kids right way to organize even small things, It would help them to become a disciplined person and which is great.

Using Clothes Like Towels:

Kids often use clothes as their towels. They wipe up their face or hand with clothes while playing or after eating something.

Tell them to use a towel or hankey to clean their hands or face. If it’s not in their reach, You can help them to provide them or you can also say to kid. Ask me for the towel whenever you want to clean your hand or face.

I would provide it to you and please don’t use your clothes to clean your face, nose or hand.

Frequent Excuses:

Kids start making excuses without any context. Their excuses are like

  • I will do it later
  • I can’t do it
  • I am scared
  • I will do homework later and many more

Tell them, it’s not a good practice to make excuses all the time. Also, help your kids to understand not to get scared about anything. whatever is the problem you can tell about it clearly without any hesitation.

It will help you kids to feel confident and they will be more connected with you. They would be more likely to share any type of issue with you going forward whether it’s small or big.

Connect with your child and they will connect with you more. Help them to sort out their issues with love.

Bad Habits Chart School:

There are some bad habits and good habits chart also available on schools. You can tell kids to learn list of bad habits from the chart and avoid them. On the different side, say them to learn good habits and implement in their life.

Make it quite interesting by giving them some kind of challenge. Okay! tomorrow learn bad habits from the school chart and tell me and I will give you some rewards.

After listening to this thing, Kids will be curious to take the reward and will try to learn these bad habits and be going to put maximum efforts.

Once kids learn these bad habits & good habits. Give them reward to make them happy as promised and now, help them understand about both:

  • Good habits
  • Bad habits

Kids often like to be appreciated by everyone. If someone appreciate kids, It makes them energetic. Teach them in such way good habits are used by good kids. When someone implement good habits. Everyone appreciates those kids.

Bad habits are often used by bad kids. None of the people appreciate them rather everyone is frustrated by those kids and people always complain about those kids.

It will help them to understand the difference and encourages to follow good habits in life. Some of those bad habits are below in the table.

Bad Habits Chart School:

Telling LieFighting with othersMake fun of elders
Spit on roadNot completing homeworkNot following Parents guidance
Playing on roadFlying kite on the roofInsulting others

Bad Social Habits:

I am also tellling some of the bad social habits which you must tell kids. So, they can understand importance of social and the right behavior.

Screaming Loud:

This may sound funny but it is true while doing social gathering when kids found another child of their age group they starting playing and start screaming loud which can cause unpleasant to rest of the people who are present there.

bad social habits

Complaining About Stuffs:

When a kid found another kid. They start doing conversation and also take the conversation to the complaining mode.

  • My teachers are not good
  • My dad is strict what about you?
  • I don’t like my friends
  • Many more silly complains

Teach them with love, Never complain about anything, always be thankful to ALMIGHTY, elders and other’s.

Wrong Kind Of Dress:

Sometimes! Kids not wearing proper dress and without your notice goes somewhere out side in a social place.

Let’s there is a party or any occasion going within neighbours. Everyone has dressed them properly who is attending the party and suddenly kid appears there with a dirty dress or informal dress. Then how it would be? It will grab everyone attention and they will surely come to know. This kid belongs to whom? and it will create a bad impression.

Eating Uncontrollable:

Kids are food lovers. They love to eat different kind of tasty foods and in marriage occasion or any other parties. when they meet with amazing dishes. It becomes difficult to stop themselves or to get in control.

The only way for them to show their love to different kind of dishes is to grab a bunch of all in their tiny storage. Sometimes! it will result in loose motions.

Wrong Behavior:

Kids don’t want to miss any of the moment which can create a fun cycle to them. They are champions to grab happiness in every moment. Sometimes! unintentionally, they start doing something which is not favourable to others.

Like: they start shouting with other kids, start running a competition or playing with other’s which might create a little issue to other people. but kids don’t know about such issues and that is why they are a kid.

You can help them to understand about those sensible and intellectual stuffs and this is your duty too.

How To Stop Children’s Bad Habits:

Kids are great learner. If you teach them right way of doing the things with love and respect. They will surely grab it without putting much effort.

Teach them with patience and don’t scold them for their tiny mistakes. If you get angry over them frequently. It will create a difference among both of you. They will start ignoring you and get scared.

What you can do is simple and easy?

Teach them good habits with love and also show them these are the list of bad habits for kids and you need to avoid it.

You are a good kid who is going to adapt to good habits only. Also, encourage them with rewards and gifts while going through the learning process. I am sure, they won’t going to make you upset and make you feel proud by implementing good habits in their life

List Of Bad Habits For Kids:

These were the list of most common bad habits for kids. Is there any bad habits is missing which is most commonly found on kids? What are the most common habit which kids are associated with?

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