| Child development involves growing physically and | | | | strategies to deal with behavior problems: |
| mentally and learning skills that help them to cope with | | | | |
| every day life. It is when difficulties or disorders are | | | | 1. Count to ten. Counting to three does not give your |
| encountered that we have to deal with young child | | | | child enough time to correct the behavior and can lead |
| behavior problems. Young children are learning how to | | | | to panic situations instead of a calming effect. |
| communicate and fit in with their family and the world | | | | 2. A rewards chart works well. Good behavior |
| around them. If they cannot communicate properly | | | | deserves recognition and reward. You and your child |
| because they haven't yet mastered language, it can | | | | can make a list together of good behaviors and when |
| be a great source of frustration and they may act out | | | | a certain amount of them have been checked off, you |
| in a negative way. | | | | can reward them with stickers, a small treat or even |
| As a parent, it is your job to raise your children and to | | | | change. |
| teach them the life skills they need to be successful. | | | | Remember, though, what a child wants most is your |
| Children are constantly seeking approval and if you | | | | time, so if they have had a successful day or week, |
| can reinforce good behavior by rewarding them, you | | | | reward them by spending quality time with them. If you |
| will see less and less of the bad behavior. In other | | | | ignore young child behavior problems, they can |
| words, reward the good behavior and punish the bad. | | | | escalate and develop into larger problems. This will lead |
| A parent needs to ensure that they are responding | | | | to more serious issues later on in life and when they |
| appropriately to both good and bad behavior. | | | | start school. That is why it is important to work |
| Young child behavior problems are a sign of children | | | | together with your child to find strategies that work to |
| trying to assert their independence. Here are some | | | | combat behavior problems. |