Behavioral Challenges
All children have behavioral challenges at times, expected or unexpected. For school-aged children, there can be many different behavioral challenges. Some are more common to younger children and are expected reactions to frustrations or fatigue, while others are common but inappropriate. There are many reasons behind these behaviors and parents need strategies for how to handle behaviors as they arise.
Websites & Articles
How To Handle Child Tantrums and Meltdowns (Child Mind Institute)
Tantrums: Why They Happen and How To Respond (Raising Children)
Temper Tantrums in Toddlers (Mayo Clinic)
Temper Tantrums Guidelines (National Association of School Psychologists)
Stealing in Children and Adolescents (American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry)
Lying and Children (American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry)
Lying and Stealing (Johns Hopkins Medicine)
Why Kids Lie & What Parents Can Do About It (Child Mind Institute)
What To Do When Your Child is Stealing (Anthony Kane, MD)
Stealing in Childhood Does Not A Criminal Make (NY Times)
What To Do When Your Child Swears (Harvard Health)
5 Ways to Talk To Your Kids About Swearing and Why (Commom Sense Media)
Books for Children
Books for Parents
Videos
Why Do Children Steal?
Why Do Children Lie?
Helping Children With Transitions