How do I treat someone who acts like a child?

like a child.

If someone is going to cat like a child than they deserve to be treated like one.

How old is she/he? It’s a difficult question without knowing the full details. If he/she’s an adolescent, as bad as it sounds (and as much as I would hate it myself) I would tell them that they are acting immature and I am going to have to treat you like a child if you’re acting like a child.

as a new born child

i have the same problem with one of my friends …it took me lots of time changing her! tell her in a right way for example sit with her and talk slowly and politly dont threat her dont tell her straight up that SHE IS IMMATURE or acts like a child. she may not feel well about the way you behave …while she does something good and behave well tell her that she looks so polite and tell her how much you love it while she is trying to change this encourages her to behave better and change day by day trust me… take care hope things get better =)

She’s 19 actually and she’s one of my close friends ): she can be as sweet sometime but when she acts immature (most likely) I feel like I wanna punch her but can’t ): she can’t stop complaining about something and I have to be her good listener.well it’s okay!but when I give her advices,she’s like ignore me ): what do I do?

She’s not asking for you to give her advice. She just wants you to listen. Not listening to you doesn’t make her immature. And, you can’t change someone. Despite what the delusional person above you thinks. All you can do is change yourself. You get frustrated because you can’t control her. Well that’s something you need to change about yourself. You get irritated because she repeats the same thing over and over again. That’s also your problem, because you’re sitting there listening. Tell her, that it feels upsetting for you to hear her complain about the same thing over and over again, and not do anything about it. And as much as you like listening to her, you dont want to hear about that particular subject any more. We can’t change other people’s behaviors. All we can do is change our own.

Thanks so much (: that means a lot…

you are very welcome =)

Some people just cant be changed. My dad is like a child. I can never get him to change. However, as I got older I tried sitting him down and talking to him about it. He has gotten a little better.. Maybe you can try just talking to them about it. Try giving them examples of how they act like a child. Good luck! I know its frustrating :)

Some people never mature , if you want that peron to get their act together then you should be openminded and tell them straight up that they aren`t a little kid anymore , and that they need to grow up. If she wants people to have respect for her then she needs to act like an adult instead of being ignorant.

Some people never mature , if you want that peron to get their act together then you should be openminded and tell them straight up that they aren`t a little kid anymore , and that they need to grow up. If she wants people to have respect for her then she needs to act like an adult instead of being ignorant.

Thanks so much (: Wow,you got it more challenging seeing as that person is one of your family member…yes,its really frustrating,w/out this kinda problem life would be much easier…

Its not their fault they they choose not to grow or maybe it just is? But, at the same time you don’t want to treat them like a retard. Treat them like you’d treat anyone else. If they can’t grow up don’t bother. You should just treat them nicely and caring because you don’t want to hurt any feelings. Yea it can get annoying but just help and teach.

you treat someone who acts like a child, like a child :)

like a child.

Like a child.