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Children with Challenging Behaviours

   

Added on  2021-05-31

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Introduction Children with challenging behaviors present signs and symptoms which are not easy to detect. Challenging behaviours are a characteristic that all humans have as a result of being uncomfortable with something. Children display such behaviours by crying or showing tantrums (Matson & Timina, 2008). . However, the behaviour becomes questionable if it risks the life of other people around or makes it difficult to manage the child, this calls for a thorough examination to understand the causes. Therefore, behavior becomes challenging when it is difficult to understand and manage the situation that the child is facing.
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How to tell challenging behaviour in children•Children with challenging behaviours display the following characteristics. •Refusing orders and requests from adults and parents.•They are easily frustrated.•Display longer tantrums unlike other children•Can be aggressive and difficult to manage and control•They do not respond to simple behaviour strategies that work on other children (Lapointe, 2017)
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How to tell behaviour problem in children?The child has difficulties coping with the environment like learning and playing with other children, thus shows signs that are beyond the basic characteristics of children their age (Hunter & Hemmeter, (2009). Inappropriate reactions to situations around them. For example the child can be aggressive to other children.unexpected behaviors like lack of remorseExcessive crying and tantrums for unexpected reasonsOn other hand, they display excessive behaviours like kicking of toys, throwing objects and sometimes use of abusive language.
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Causes of behaviours,frustration: fear: they are frightened of somethingstrong feelings:anxiety: HyperactivityCultural norms Temperament of childAge of childEnvironmental arrangementsReactions to behaviour (Lapointe, 2017)
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SOME BEHAVIOUR THAT CHALLENGES IS MORE LIKELY IN CHILDREN WITH PARTICULAR MEDICAL CONDITIONS OR DISABILITIES. FOR EXAMPLE:ADH children can report challenges in longer periods of concentration as compared to normal kids.Autistic children with ASX can be unsettled making them anxious and upset with situations. Such children sometimes react strongly to some environmental situations like crowds (JinaJang, Tarbox & Granpeesheh, 2011). Sensory impairment children can be stimulated by other environmental situations like sound which can make them display challenging behaviours. Children with other disabilities like speaking challenges require special attention to make them not look like they are ignoring communication.
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