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    The document discusses common behavioral problems in children including feeding issues, habit disorders, speech problems, learning difficulties, emotional disorders, and antisocial behaviors. It covers the signs, causes, and management of conditions like temper tantrums, thumb sucking, bedwetting, nail biting, school phobia, and substance abuse. The nursing responsibilities are also outlined which include assessing problems, educating parents, promoting healthy development, and providing counseling support.

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    Behavior disorders in children

    Introduction
    Infancy and childhood are
    importance in
    determining & patterning the
    future behavior &
    character. Childhood is a period
    of dependency.
    Gradually ,children learn to
    adjust in the
    environment. But when ,there is
    any complexity
    COMMON
    BEHAVIOURAL
    PROBLEMS IN
    CHILDREN
    1. Feeding problems: food refusal,
    Overeating , Vomiting, impaired appetite,
    pica, anorexia nervosa
    2. Habit disorders: thumb sucking, nail
    biting, enuresis, encopresis, tics, breath
    holding spell, bruxism (teeth grinding),
    rolling and head banging, trichotilomania
    3. Speech problems: unclear speech,
    delayed speech, dyslalia, stammering or
    stuttering.
    5.Learning difficulties: school phobia,
    truancy [absenteeism], repeated failure,
    6. Adjustment disorders: disobedience,
    misconduct, temper tantrum
    7. Emotional disorders: negativism, jealousy,
    shyness, fear , anger, timidity
    8. Antisocial problems: delinquency,
    destructive attitudes, kleptomania
    (compulsive stealing), substance abuse,
    Behaviour
    problems
    in infant
    Resistance to
    feeding
    or impaired appetite
    Develops at the time of
    weaning
    Due to dislikes &separation
    anxiety, Any other minor
    problems
    Mgt:
    Change of food items and
    psychological support
    Abdominal colic

    Starts with in the first


    week after birth,
    reaches a peak by the
    age 4 to 6 weeks.
    The cause of this is not
    clearly understood.
    It can be due to hunger,
    or improper feeding
    Mgt:
    baby should be placed in upright
    position & burping to remove air
    Mgt for organic cause
    Antispasmodic drugs
    Separation anxiety
    Due to insecurity, fear and anxiety,
    Mgt:
    love and tender care
    Emotional support
    Gradual approach with strangers
    Behavior
    problems
    in child
    hood
    Temper tantrums
    Is a sudden out burst or violent
    display of anger, frustration.
    Bad temper as physical aggression or
    resistance such as rigid baby, biting,
    kicking, throwing objects, hitting
    crying, rolling on the floor, screaming
    loudly, banging limbs, etc
    it occurs in maladjusted children
    commonly seen in toddlers and
    preschoolers, usually found
    in boys, single child, pampered
    child.
    temper tantrum occurs when the
    child cannot integrate the internal
    impulses & the demand reality.
    The child become frustrated and
    reacts in the only way he/she knows
    Parents should provide alternative
    activity at that time.
    Nobody make fun and tease.
    Protect from self injury
    It can be reduced by calm and loving
    approach.
    over indulgence should be avoided.
    After temper tantrum the child face
    and hands should be washed and
    play materials to be provided. For
    diversion.
    Child tension can be released by
    vigorous exercise and physical
    activities
    Breath holding spells
    Occurs b/w 6 months to 5 yrs of age
    It is observed in response to
    frustration or anger during
    disciplinary conflict.
    The child found with violent crying,
    This attacks last for 1 or 2 minutes.
    Mgt:
    Repeated attacks need to be
    Thumb sucking
    It is a habit disorders due to feeling
    of insecurity & tension reducing
    activity.
    It may develop due to inadequate
    oral satisfaction during infancy as a
    result of poor sucking.
    If thumb sucking continues beyond 4
    yrs of age then complication may
    arise as malocclusion &
    Mgt:
    Psychological support.
    Distraction
    Engaging the finger for other activity.
    Don not scold.
    Consultation with dentist & speech
    therapist.
    Nail biting
    Bad oral habit especially in school
    age
    It is a sign of tension & self
    punishment to cope with hostile
    feeling towards parents.
    Mgt:
    Identify the cause
    Psychological support & consult
    Clinical psychologist
    Enuresis or bed
    wetting
    Encopresis
    Geophagia or pic
    Pica is a habit disorders of eating non
    edible substances such as clay,
    paints, chalk, pencil, plaster from
    wall, hair etc
    It may be due to parental neglect,
    poor attention of caregivers,
    inadequate love and affection etc.
    Children may have intestinal
    problems vitamin, mineral deficiency,
    Tics or habit
    spasm
    Tics are sudden abnormal involuntary
    movements. It is repetitive,
    purposeless, rapid stereotype
    movements of muscles. Mainly of the
    face and neck.
    Tics occurs most often in school
    children for discharge of tension in
    maladjusted emotionally disturbed
    Tics can be motor Eg: eye blinking,
    shrugging shoulders, tongue
    protrusion, facial gesture, or vocal
    eg. Throat clearing, coughing,
    sniffing etc.
    Mgt:
    Parental reassurance and counseling
    Speech problems
    Stutteringor stammering
    Cluttering
    delayed speech
    Dyslalia
    Mutism
    Sleep disorde
    Common with anxiety , tension &
    over activity
    These problems present with or
    without physical symptoms.
    Usually occurs in deep sleep. E.g.:
    stage of 3 or 4 of NREM
    Night mares and
    night terrors
    Somnambulism
    Somililoquy
    Bruxism( teeth
    grinding)
    School
    Abnormal fear of going to school
    Due to afraid to leave parents and
    fear about teachers
    child may complaints of recurrent
    physical complaints
    Mgt:
    Habit formation of regular school
    attendance
    Play session & other recreational
    activities in school.
    Improvement in school environment
    Assessment of heath status of the
    child and necessary intervention
    Management
    Concern words
    Waning comments
    Time out
    Referral
    Behavior
    problems of
    adolescence
    Juvenile delinquency
    Substance abuse
    Is a threatening social
    problem of school
    going & adolescence
    age group.
    It is periodic or chronic
    intoxication by
    repeated intake of
    habit forming agents.
    The abused agents are
    It occurs in frustration, emotional
    conflicts, & disturbed family & school
    relationship
    They are victims of gang activities,
    wrong adventure, poor parental
    guidance, and lack of recreation, &
    education
    They may involve in various
    Prevention

    provision of adequate
    facilities for recreation,,
    entrainment,
    Proper channelization of
    energies, into constructive
    activities
    provision of metal health
    program periodical
    Anorexia nervosa
    Nursing
    responsibilities
    Assessment of specific
    problem of the child by
    appropriate history &
    detection of the cause.
    Informing to the parents
    make them aware.
    Assisting them parents,
    teachers and family
    members foe necessary
    Promoting healthy
    emotional development of
    the child by adequate
    physical , psychological &
    social support.
    Creating awareness about
    psychological disturbances
    Providing counseling

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