Sentences with phrase «when child behaviour problems»

It is important to keep a high index of suspicion of maternal depression when child behaviour problems are discussed during a medical visit.

Not exact matches

As outlined in our new blog, numerous internationally respected studies make clear the importance of secure father - child attachment — including, for example, work by Dr Paul Ramchandani of Imperial College London which shows that «disengaged and remote father - child interactions as early as the third month of life» predict behaviour problems in children when they are older [1] and US research showing that «verbal exchanges between fathers and their infants and between mothers and their infants each, independently and uniquely, predict pre-schoolers» social competence and lower aggression» [2].

• Disengaged and remote father - child interactions as early as the third month of life have been found to predict behaviour problems in children when they are older (Ramchandani et al., 2013).

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.

For example, when a father is involved in low - level antisocial behaviour, his child will exhibit more conduct problems if s / he doesn't live with him than if s / he does; when the father is engaged in high levels of antisocial behaviour, the child who lives with him will exhibit more conduct problems than the child who lives in another household (Jaffee et al 2003, cited by Flouri 2005).

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.

When combined with centre - based child care, home visits have been effective in reducing children's behaviour problems.

In support of this model, multiple studies have shown the association between infant negative reactivity and later psychosocial outcomes such as problem behaviour and self - regulation to be moderated by parental behaviour, so that highly reactive children fare better than others when they experience optimal parenting but worse than others when they experience negative parenting.41 - 46 Further support is found in studies indicating that interventions targeting parental attitudes and / or behaviours are particularly effective for children with a history of negative reactive temperament.47, 49

In two studies, mothers reported more negative emotional behaviour in their preschool - aged children who formerly had colic, although there were no differences in all other reported behaviour problems when compared to infants who did not have colic.20, 21 Finally, several studies have also examined mental development in infants with colic and likewise have demonstrated no effect of colic.15, 16,20,22 In one study, although differences on the Bayley MDI were revealed at six months, both groups were within the normal range, and no differences were found at 12 months of age.23

In the intervention group, parenting skills as well as the child's disruptive behaviour, ADHD symptoms, anxiety, sleep problems and empathy improved significantly when compared with the control group and the results were permanent throughout the 12 - month follow - up.

The impact from a positive pupil - teacher relationship when a child is on the cusp of adolescence was found to last for up to four years - into the «difficult» teenage years - and significantly reduced problem classroom behaviours such as aggression and oppositional behaviour.

Being developmentally vulnerable in the emotional maturity domain may mean children have problems managing aggressive behaviour, are easily distracted, usually not inclined to help others and get upset when left by a parent or carer.

The authors found that LMI children are five months behind their more affluent peers on vocabulary skills when they begin school, and exhibit more behaviour problems.

Mothers most commonly reported that their children were in the care of relatives (65 %) with 11 % reporting that their child was in the child protection system.15 Disruption to a child's living arrangements, including separation from parents and siblings, can result in psychological and emotional distress.16 17 A recent systematic review and meta - analysis of 40 studies that investigated child outcomes when either parent was incarcerated found a significant association with antisocial behaviour (pooled OR = 1.6, 95 % CI 1.4 to 1.9) and poor educational performance (pooled OR = 1.4, 95 % CI 1.1 to 1.8).18 Other research indicates that children of incarcerated mothers are at risk of increased criminal involvement, mental health issues, physical health problems, behavioural problems, 19 child protection contact20 and poorer educational outcomes.21

In preschool and during middle childhood, neglected children are more likely to be socially withdrawn and experience negative interactions with their peers.9, 12 Additionally, neglected children may have significant internalizing problems such as withdrawal, somatic complaints, anxiety and depression when compared to physically - abused and sexually - abused children.7 Similar to adults with a history of physical abuse, adults with a history of neglect are at increased risk for violent criminal behaviour.13

Results from a growing number of studies suggest that young children prone to internalizing problems display characteristic socially - withdrawn behaviours amongst peers.7 That is, when faced with opportunities for social interaction, be it at preschool, playgroup, or on the playground, anxious and depressive children tend to keep to themselves, refrain from talking, and rarely initiate social exchanges with other children.

Since the study did not compare a mothers - only intervention with a group involving both mothers and fathers, it's too early to say from a research perspective that children are more likely to benefit, or more likely to move out of the clinical range of behaviour problems, when fathers as well as mothers attend a parenting program.

In a small scale comparative study, Behan et al. (2001) found that parents who completed the original Parents Plus Programme (for parents of children aged 4 - 11 years) reported fewer child behaviour problems and improved parent - child interaction post-intervention, when compared to a waiting list control group.

Distraction is a behaviour management strategy that comes naturally to parents in situations where behaviour might be a problem — for example, when children are getting cranky, when they've been sitting still for a long time, when sharing or taking turns with others is getting hard and so on.

When dads overcome challenges, solve problems, and handle conflicts in positive ways, they are modelling behaviour to their children.

Try to support children in building their internal protective factors (eg good communication and problem - solving and social skills) by acknowledging and encouraging their skills when guiding their behaviour.

This will promote help - seeking behaviours in your child and enable them to feel supported when they have a problem.

When this pattern occurs often and is more extreme than for other children their age, they may need help for a serious behaviour problem.

When positive experiences, like nurturing relationships and a sense of belonging, are added to one end of the see saw, and children start to develop coping skills, like the ability to solve problems or manage behaviour, the fulcrum can slide and the see saw will tilt towards a more positive outcome.

When behaviours are significantly out of step with the performance of other children, and are causing problems for a child at home, school and with friends, further investigation should be undertaken.

Try to support children in building their internal protective factors (e.g., good communication and problem - solving and social skills) by acknowledging and encouraging their skills when guiding their behaviour.

The IY basic parent programme has been used, with adaptations, with parents whose children had a diagnosis of ASD and / or developmental delay, along with significant behaviour problems, with promising results13, 20 including when evaluated using a randomised controlled trial (RCT) design.21

Many child and adolescent problems improve a great deal when the family dynamics change and when the family learns new ways / behaviours to help the child make positive changes.

More hours of child care have been related to heightened behaviour problems, beginning at age 2 and extending into early middle childhood.23,25 - 27 In addition, early centre - care experience is associated with more problem behaviours.28 The negative effects of child care hours in the NICHD Study have been found to be more strongly related to externalizing behaviour in early childhood when children received poorer care from their child care providers and when children spent a greater proportion of time with a group of peers that was larger in size than recommended by experts.29

Individuals who had emotional problems when screened at age 10 (119 children, 7 % of original sample) were excluded as this study concerned antisocial behaviour.

There are many things that can be involved when children have problems with behaviour, feelings, thinking or relationships.

When a single study provides multiple measures of the same outcome (e.g. two measures are used to assess child behaviour problems) we will average the effects from the outcomes to arrive at a single effect for use in the meta - analysis.

One of the consequences of bidirectionality is that parents with insufficient parenting skills may become involved in increasingly negative and coercive behaviours when dealing with non-compliance in children, which can have a cyclical effect, exacerbating child behaviour problems and, in turn, further increasing parental distress (Patterson 1992; Campbell 1997).

Parents of children with externalising behaviour problems would probably benefit from an oral health component when participating in parental training programmes.

This hypothesis was well supported: Families with high levels of social support and low levels of financial hardship typically enjoyed average or above average family life congruence even when the number and intensity of child behaviour problems were high.

There is no problem in wanting our children to demonstrate manners but there is problem when we put the focus on their behaviour without considering the feelings that underlie them.

Children who soil sometimes have other behaviour problems which tend to go when the soiling gets better.

16 Parental knowledge is thought to provide a global cognitive organization for adapting to or anticipating developmental changes in children.17 Mothers who are knowledgeable respond more sensitively to their child's initiations, 18 while mothers with inaccurate expectations about their child's development tend to be more harsh.19, 20,21 Studies have indicated that when mothers have higher knowledge of infant and child development, they show higher levels of parenting skills, 16,22,23 their children have higher cognitive skills, 16,24 and there are fewer child behaviour problems.16 Furthermore, a positive association has been found between parental self - efficacy and parenting competence when knowledge of child development is high.

This work has recently been extended by the adoption of a public health model for the delivery of parenting support with parents of younger children.9, 11,40 Various epidemiological surveys show that most parents concerned about their children's behaviour or adjustment do not receive professional assistance for these problems, and when they do, they typically consult family doctors or teachers who rarely have specialized training in parent consultation skills.10 Most of the family - based programmes targeting adolescents are only available to selective subpopulations of adolescents (those who have identified risk factors) and / or indicated subgroups of youth (those who already possess negative symptoms or detectable problems).

Single parents tend to rely on positive problem - solving strategies rather than punishment or discipline when faced with difficult child behaviours.

Positive results on an inventory of child behaviour problems were reported for one small study (n = 24) with the caveat that results were only positive when parent training was delivered to individuals and not groups.