Stubbornness, disobedience and, talking back to parents may cause parents to be anxious and defiant about their children.

In order to study during 20 months, 24 subjects (13 girls and 11 boys) less than 5 years age children with Stubbornness evaluated with Child Behavior Check List and clinical interview. Parents with psychiatric disorders and impaired household interpersonal relationship received at least 3 sessions of counseling, individual skills training, and in some cases they received drugs. Results estimated after one and three months and the reported stubbornness by parents evaluated.

Six subjects, two girls and four boys, had at least one concomitant psychiatric disorder and excluded from the study (three of them had ADHD). In the 13 of children both of parents participated in the evaluation and treatment processes. In the 87.1% of parents (27 of 31 each parents) at least one of them had psychiatric problem or dissatisfaction of marriage of subjects and the most frequent symptoms in decreasing ordinary were depressive symptoms and complaining about non-participation of another parent in the child nurturing. In three month survey 77.8% of children (6 boys and 8 girls) were free symptom. ANOVA showed that sex of children hasn't any effect on treatment results (P > 0.05).

The findings of this study provide some support for the use of Parent-oriented treatment for less than 5 years age children with stubbornness. Review of literatures reveals that

Stubbornness has a powerful stem in parent's behaviors.