Sentences with phrase «less child behaviour problems»

Using mothers» reports of child behaviour and parenting practices, mothers in the SD group reported significantly less child behaviour problems, less use of dysfunctional discipline strategies, and greater parenting competence than mothers in the WL group.

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Feinberg et al (under review) and Feinberg and Kan (2008) have found that when the couple are supported to develop positive «co-parenting», mothers are less depressed, boys exhibit fewer «externalising» behaviour problems at ages three and seven, and children of both sexes and at both these ages, exhibit fewer «internalizing» problems.

Studies show most home school students have fewer «problem behaviours,» when in mixed groups (of home schooled children and non-home schooled children), and home schooled children are much more likely to be better developed socially, more capable of functioning in the real adult world, and less affected by negative peer pressure.

Low family income during the early childhood has been linked to comparatively less secure attachment, 4 higher levels of negative moods and inattention, 5 as well as lower levels of prosocial behaviour in children.2 The link between low family income and young children's problem behaviour has been replicated across several datasets with different outcome measures, including parental reports of externalizing and internalizing behaviours,1 - 3, 7 -9,11-12 teacher reports of preschool behavioural problems, 10 and assessments of children based on clinical diagnostic interviews.7

Out of all the children, boys, children from larger families, as well as those with more cognitive, motor or behaviour problems, and poorer parent - infant relationships in infancy, had fewer friends, met them less and were less accepted by them.

Low family income during the early childhood has been linked to comparatively less secure attachment, 4 higher levels of negative moods and inattention, 5 as well as lower levels of prosocial behaviour in children.2 The link between low family income and young children's problem behaviour has been replicated across several datasets with different outcome measures, including parental reports of externalizing and internalizing behaviours,1 - 3, 7 -9,11-12 teacher reports of preschool behavioural problems, 10 and assessments of children based on clinical diagnostic interviews.7

Their children tend to display more behavioural problems and less prosocial behaviour than children born to mothers with higher family incomes.1 - 13 To what extent and in what ways income differences may be the cause of children's behavioural problems are therefore crucial research and policy questions.

In the discussion, lead author Martina Zemp and colleagues explore the idea that fathers may be less sensitive to child problem behaviours than mothers because they spend comparatively less time with their children.

The findings suggest that may be the case, with participation in Group Triple P leading to parents becoming more satisfied with their child's academic performance and the children showing less problem behaviours related to learning, according to the parents.

The costs to society of childhood behaviour problems (the most common form of mental illness in children) is high.8 It has been proposed that there is an urgent priority to shift from reactive intervention to prevention, since the later the intervention, the costlier and less effective it is.9

Group parenting programmes have been shown to have a positive impact on the mental health of children and parents in the short term.9 — 12 Positive results have been obtained from randomised controlled trials and other studies with parents of children with clinically defined behaviour disorders, 9,13,14 children at high risk of behaviour problems, 9,15 and to a lesser extent with normal populations.16, 17 They have also been obtained in trials of interventions for parents and children of different ages.18, 19 The number of trials carried out in the UK is small.13, 15,20,21 A recent systematic review concluded that these programmes are effective in the long term, 12 but most of the trials on which this review was based used a waiting list control design, and as a result outcome data are not reported on the control groups beyond 6 months.

Children may express their responses through a range of behaviours, including withdrawing, performing less well or better than usual at school, behavioural problems or feelings of sickness such as headaches or stomach aches.

Eron et al concluded that without early family treatment, aggressive behaviour in children «crystallises» by the age of 8, making future learning and behavioural problems less responsive to treatment and more likely to become chronic.5 Yet recent projections suggest that fewer than 10 % of young children who need treatment for conduct problems ever receive it, 6 and an even smaller percentage receive empirically validated treatments.

Children whose parents receive mentoring are likely to have a higher IQ and less health and behaviour problems, a new early childhood programme has found.

Of course, this body of research does not really explain why certain behaviours are problematic or stressors for parents and families.2 Moreover, parent distress may be the antecedent rather than the outcome of child behaviour problems: High parent distress is associated with less optimal parenting and more negative parent - child interaction which, in turn, predicts child behaviour problems.

Third, although there are some data about various child and family characteristics that predict outcome (e.g., socioeconomic disadvantage, severity of child behaviour, maternal adjustment problems, treatment barriers), there has been a relative dearth of attention paid to a) the actual processes of change that are induced by PMT and b) whether there are certain subgroups (e.g., based on child gender or minority status or family socioeconomic status) for whom PMT is more or less effective.15 - 17

Relative to the comparison groups, these children had fewer episodes of running away, less criminal behaviour, fewer sexual partners, and fewer behavioural problems related to drugs and alcohol.40 However, not all studies have found such interventions to be effective, 40 indicating that interventions need to be evidence based and carefully formulated.

Child behaviour problems mediated parental outcomes, with less adaptation reported by parents of children who displayed aggressive behaviour.