| There are few areas that raise more concern among parents than their child's behavior. Pediatricians are
often asked about the best approach to "behavior problems" but the best approach is not always clear-cut.
In fact, the many professionals that deal with children often do not agree on the best approach and often there
are several approaches that seem to work.
Parents frequently have difficulty telling the difference between variations in normal behavior and
behavioral problems because what is normal is often dependent on a child's level of development.
Children of the same age often vary in their level of development. Additionally, a child's development
can be uneven so that a child's social, physical and intellectual development may not all be at the same
level. Finally, each one of us has different behavior expectations for our children based on our own family,
cultural and social values.
We hope that you find the resources and links listed below helpful in determining whether a behavior is a problem.
We feel that they present a reasonable approach to problems. For some families this information may be all
that is needed. Others may want to make an office appointment to discuss the problem further. In a few
instances we may refer you to a child behavioral specialist.
The information on this web site is intended to inform and educate and is not a replacement for
medical evaluation, advice, diagnosis or treatment by a health care professional.
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Aggressive behavior, preventing
Anger management, teaching children
Bedtime resistance or refusal *
Biting
Breath-holding spells
brief version
complete version
Bullying, how to help the victim
Cheating
Damaging property
Dressing
poking, stalling
refusal
teaching skills
Eating misbehavior
Fear of talking (selective mutism)
Fighting and Spitting
Glasses, instructions for improving wearing
Habit reversal training
Hurting another child
Ignoring instructions
Incentives for motivating children
Interrupting others
Lying
Masturbation in preschoolers *
Mistreating pets
Nail biting
Picky eating
Playing with others
Rebellion, adolescent
Safety misbehavior
School
adjusting to
homework problems
phobia
responsibility for schoolwork
Screaming and shouting
self-quieting skills, teaching infant
Separation anxiety
Sexual behavior, setting limits
Sibling quarrels
Sibling rivalry toward a newborn
siblings or friends, mistreating
Sleep misbehaviors
Smearing of fecal material
Spoiled children, prevention of
Stealing
Stubborn toddler
Swearing
Temper tantrums
overview
teaching your child coping skills
Threats or hurtful comments
Thumbsucking
Toilet Training resistance
Whining
Behavior in public places
teaching good behavior
Bed-sharing with parents
Bed-wetting
alarms
general guidelines
brief parent version
complete parent version
teen version
resource list
Child abuse
emotional
physical
effects of family violence on children
shaken baby syndrome
resource list
sexual
parenting sexually abused child
protecting children (complete version)
Tooth grinding
Crib, climbing out of
Death
general guidelines to help a child cope
preparing children for death of a loved one
resource list
general
grandparent
parent
pet
Parenting
adoption
childproofing the home
day care, helping your child adjust
divorce, helping children cope *
economics of a new baby
mother working outside the home, advice for *
moving, helping child adjust
new father
new mother
problems of early parenthood
remarriage, helping children cope
resource lists
adoption
divorce
family relationships
general
moving
parental relationships
parenting teenagers
remarriage and stepparenting
sibling of newborn
working parents
sex education for young children
sexually abused child
sibling rivalry with newborn *
single parenting
sleep problems, prevention from 6 months to 2 years *
sleep problems, prevention from birth to 6 months *
stepparenting
toddler discipline
Learning disabilities
overview
resource list
Independent play
increasing attention span during play
Nap refusal
Night awakenings by older infants
trained night crier
trained night feeder
Night terrors *
Nightmares *
Nighttime feedings, phasing out
Television
movies, fear from
reducing the negative impact *
Tics
habit reversal training
overview *
Tourette's syndrome
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