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.

May'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… [1432 views in May]
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… [1116 views in May]
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… [882 views in May]
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… [374 views in May]
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… [352 views in May]
Children and Pinching: Children may begin to pinch others around their first birthdays and continue on through the “terrible twos” until the behaviour naturally dies out around their… [246 views in May]

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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...

Latest Comments

Sez
Re: Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
My 7yr old daughter is well behaved in school and for friends parents but the second she walks into our home or is with…

8 May 2019
Samantha cole
Re: Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
Woody, my 12 year old is exactly the same. He has just gone for me agoer I asked him to take a shower and has blamed me…

23 April 2019
Miss Sunshine
Re: Children and Pinching
My brother is a pincher. He's 42. He pinches my 6 year old son if he doesn't follow rules. I told him to stop. He said it was nothing.

21 April 2019
Ryerye
Re: Children and Body Rocking
I have the same problem me reading this helped much understand a lot more I am 12 and I hate the feel of paper and dry objects I still…

5 April 2019
Divamum
Re: Positive and Negative Reinforcement for Good Behaviour
I think this article is unfounded and poorly written. Since when do parents have ‘job…

4 April 2019
Ann
Re: Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
My son is 8years old he has always been different i had a emergancie section with hm i cat even sit with him he pnches me…

4 April 2019
Marian
Re: Children and Pinching
I know a girl who pinches at 15 what can I do ? I was thinking cutting limbs off but I thought that was unethical.

29 March 2019
Sookie
Re: Children and Body Rocking
I rocked a lot until I was 18 years old. It was so soothing. I rocked so hard my mother had to tell me to stop. I thought I had a…

29 March 2019
Jacko
Re: Children and Hitting
My soon to be 7 year old son hits class mates been reading up on his behaviour an "symptoms" of his behaviour dont really count in his case…

6 March 2019
ggbg
Re: Smacking and Children
guys stop putting silly comments my little son commited suicide

5 March 2019