Diagnosis When children are disobedient, negative, and oppositional, trying the patientce of the adults, they may get the diagnosis oppositional defiant disorder also known as ODD. This is not an illness, or an independent disturbance, but a medical term describing …
Parents and caregivers everywhere use similar tactics to get children to listen to them, comply with instructions, or obey orders. It’s a reasonable guess that the two commonest techniques are threats (“If you don’t do what I say I’ll take …
Aggressive behaviour means children behaving aggressively towards other children or adults by hitting, shoving, scratching or spitting, or by throwing things at them. Aggressive behaviour is unacceptable and adults should therefore help children learn to modify such behaviour. One way …
Toddlers aged 1-3 years often respond to disappointment and frustration with a fit of rage, also known as a temper tantrum. They shout, cry, kick, hit, bite and often attempt to break things. It’s reasonable to say that the primary …