Behavioral disorders in children

Behavioral disorders in children

Every child is naughty, stubborn and impulsive time to time. But some have problems facing difficult and challenging behavior that are not normal for a child of so young age.

For a parent, changes in a child's behavior are not easy to detect. Parents are told to take some child therapy sessions as many children can not completely express their emotional feelings to their parents.

A child can experience these disorders because of two reasons:

1. Biological causes:

-- physical illness or disability
-- malnutrition
-- brain damage
-- hereditary factors

2. Home life:

-- Parent's behavior towards their children
-- parents divorce or other emotional issues
-- unhealthy disciple style

The most common disorder seen in children younger than 5 years old are:

-- oppositional defiant disorder (ODD)
-- attention defiant hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
-- conduct disorder

This can ve treated easily for those who are discovered with these problems by mode of therapy. These are:

-- education of parents
-- family therapy
-- cognitive behavior therapy
-- social training
-- anger management

Went parents find out about the child's disorder it won't be easy for them nor their child. They both may suffer depression, anxiety, tantrums and anger issues. But all this can be cured with the one's patience and time is given to their child to recover.