1. Family Life and Disability
Behavior Problems

2. Things a child can do to make you worried and upset:
Running away from home
Breaking objects you would prefer not broken
Hitting other children
Taking things that don’t belong to them
Whining

3. Reasons why children do these things
They want to get something
They want to get away from something
They want to tell you something
They didn’t know of anything better to do

4. Changing behavior problems
Observe the child’s behavior and see if it brings something he wants. Try and stop him from getting what he wants from this behavior.

5. Common situations children try to escape from
Tasks that are so difficult that they are frustrated
Noisy environments
Too many children
Other children too close to the child
Too much stimulation in the classroom

6. Helping Children with Behavior Problems
When children are frustrated with difficult tasks, slow down and break the tasks into smaller steps
When children are seeking to communicate, provide other means of communication, teach sign language, provide the children with attention before the problem starts

7. General strategies for reducing behavior problems
Have a small number of rules
Give advance warning when changing activities
Keep a regular schedule