Understanding Children and Dealing with Behavioural Problems

Helping you Deal with Child Behaviour...

With so much conflicting advice on how to raise children, it's no wonder that parents and carers find it difficult to know whether we are doing the right thing. We hope that this website will offer advice, help and support to any parents or carers who need guidance when dealing with a child's behaviour. It is written by parenting experts who acknowledge that every child is different.

January's Most Popular Articles...

Questionnaire: Does Your Child Have ADHD?: If you think that your child might be suffering from a particular condition, but has yet to be diagnosed, it is worthwhile speaking to… [662 views in Jan]
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD): All kids go through difficult stages and could sometimes be described as "oppositional." There is an enormous difference between the normal… [606 views in Jan]
Children and Body Rocking: Body rocking or the repetitive and rhythmic self-rocking of a child’s body, is a common method of self-soothing in young children. Generally, children who… [404 views in Jan]
Children and Aggressive Outbursts: Children tend to show natural aggression beginning around their second birthday. The “terrible twos” are brewing at this point and children have… [226 views in Jan]
Smacking and Children: “Smacking” is a commonly accepted term for the (light) hitting of children in the name of discipline. Many parents smack their children with the belief that it will… [136 views in Jan]
Children and Self-Harm: Self harming may be one of the hardest behaviours for people to understand, but many children participate in various means of self harm, including cutting,… [100 views in Jan]

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Ask Our Experts: 7 Year Old Labelled With Behaviour Issues: How to Handle it?, How Can...

Behavioural Disorders: Questionnaire: Does Your Child Have ADHD?,...

Behavioural Problems: Children and Stealing, Children and Hitting,...

Case Studies: Children and Picky Eating: Case Study, Child's Behaviour Changed When...

Children & Friendships: When Friends Begin to Bully, Promoting Positive...

Discipline & Respect: Discipline Versus Punishment, Using Positives in Disciplining...

Encouraging Good Behaviour: How Your Relationship Affects Your Child's...

Free Printable Puzzles: Brush Your Teeth: Colouring Sheet, Eat Your...

Managing Behaviour: Interview: Working with Behavioural Issues in Children, Guide for...

Punishments & Tactics: Eliminating Your Child's Temptations, Ex...

Questionnaires: Questionnaire: Do You Understand Your Child's Friendship Issues?,...

Working with Behavioural Issues: A New Partner In the Family Unit: Managing...

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Nanjay
Re: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
My granddaughter who is 11 and has a 14 year old sister, suffers from sever anxiety. She is terrified of being left on her own, she…

13 January 2020
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Re: Children and Aggressive Outbursts
Hi I have an eight year old son. He is my eldest and most difficult of all 3 of my children (he has 2 younger sisters, 5 and…

10 January 2020
Luly
Re: Questionnaire: Does Your Child Have ADHD?
My 10 year old son has all of these characteristics, except he cant talk. We finally got a diagnosis of a very…

29 December 2019
Davo
Re: Questionnaire: Does Your Child Have ADHD?
My 2 month old child keeps swearing at me, I thought it was strange he could talk but the only words he says are…

21 December 2019
Brene
Re: Behaviour Management Plans for Children
Hello my son is 8 years old he has been in CPS custody since he was five they had him medicated at the age of five…

14 December 2019
Rose
Re: Smacking and Children
I have lost so many privileges being grounded this year. I am also grounded next year for the entire year and the year after that. I have…

12 December 2019
Mr. gnarly
Re: Children and Body Rocking
I rocked on all fours with my hands wrapped on top of my head, forward and back.. I would be under the blankets.. Sometimes for a long…

8 December 2019
Mollers
Re: Smacking and Children
I was smacked when I was little for lying coMing home late never harmed me actually learnt from my mistakes I smack my god kids when they…

5 December 2019
Maggie
Re: Questionnaire: Does Your Child Have ADHD?
Hi my 5 year old granddaughter is really horrible to her 2 year old brother and 1 year old sister they have had…

3 December 2019
Ms. Rocker
Re: Children and Body Rocking
I rock to the left, I rock to the right; this is just something that I do! Sometimes, I rock back, and then I rock forward too! Now,…

30 November 2019