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Problem Children

Are you worried about behavioral problem children? What child behavioral problems worry you?  How serious - on a scale of 1 to 10 - would you rate the child behavior that worries you?

The checklist below - Warning Signs of Psychological Problems in Children  - can help you evaluate how serious a child behavior problem might be.

Children with behavior problems exhibit a range of concerns, from the relatively benign to the more serious. You may be unsure of whether  the behavioral problem children that worry you show behaviors that are symptomatic of more serious concerns,  or whether these behaviors  represent a developmental stage that the child is likely to outgrow.

Use the checklist - Warning Signs of Psychological Problems in Children - to help you assess whether the child behaviors that concern you require further attention and support. This checklist includes behaviors that often signal emotional and behavioral concerns in children. This checklist can help you explore your concerns about behavioral problem children.

Print out this checklist and check those behaviors that apply to a child whose behavior concerns you

Beside the behavioral descriptions you check, indicate how often this behavior occurs. For example: Sometimes, Often, Almost Always (e.g. S, O, AA).

Behavioral Problem Children - Warning Signs of More Serious Psychological Concerns 

Warning Signs in Young Children

• Extreme changes in mood and behavior (becomes withdrawn or aggressive and angry.
• Changes in school performance
• Difficulty in learning despite good effort and desire to learn.
• Regressive behavior such as toileting and soiling problems, clinging dependent behaviors, whining and thumbsucking.
• Developmental delays or behind peers in acquiring age appropiate skills (talking, walking, reading, comprehension)
• Changes in sleep and eating patterns.
• Persistent nightmares and/or sleep disturbances.
• Anxious behaviors such as excessive worry, nailing biting and nervous habits, refusal to go to school or go to bed alone.
• Aggressive, hurtful and bullying behaviors toward siblings and peers.
• Loss of interest in previously enjoyable activities.
• Negative complaints and perceptions about treatment by others.
• Frequent self-deprecatory remarks (e.g. "I'm stupid." or "Nobody likes me."
• Excessive fear of new situations or people.
• Frequent temper tantrums.
• Hyperactivity and difficulties sitting still, concentrating and paying attention.
• Persistent disobedience and refusal to comply with reasonable adult requests.

Warning Signs in Preteen and Adolescent Children

• Heavy drinking and/or alcohol or substance abuse.
• Impulsive and easily frustrated.
• Has difficulty coping with problems and daily activities.
• Defiant and refuses to comply with reasonable adult requests.
• Truancy, theft and/or vandalism