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Serious behaviour difficulties: Suggestions for families [328KB]
For some children,
serious behaviour difficulties become a pattern that can include acting impulsively, reacting with aggression, refusing to follow reasonable directions, and defying adult authority.
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serious behaviour difficulties look like?
Not exact matches
Symptoms may not appear for several years and the effects can be very
serious so it's important you report any changes in
behaviour - such as loss of appetite, lethargy, aversion to exercise,
difficulty breathing — to your vet, and be sure to get regular check - ups.
Neglect is by far the most common form of child maltreatment reported to the U.S. child welfare system; 78 % of reports in 2009 were for neglect.1 The short - and long - term outcomes associated with neglect are often
serious, including fatalities, physiological changes in the brain, academic
difficulties, criminal
behaviour and mental health problems.
For children with
serious emotional
difficulties and testing
behaviour, I have offered a time out space based on choice and love.
These
behaviour difficulties interfere with children's social and academic development and can have
serious consequences for their mental health.