Developmental Delays Frustration due to the child’s inability to Tantrums Help parents understand the use skills (such as words to indicate Aggression roots of the child’s frustration wants, or to move across the room to Help the parents teach the child get a toy) compensatory skills (e.g. signs if Parent’s inability to read the child’s the child’s words are nonverbal cues, which may differ from unintelligible) those of typical children Identify and alert the parents to Parental expectations for the child to cues the child is becoming have the skills of a typically-developing frustrated, is hungry, etc. to child prevent the undesirable behavior Trauma Overly sensitive neurological response Tantrums If you suspect a child’s to even minor stressors sets off Aggression challenging behavior is a result “fight or flight” behavior Sleeplessness of trauma, refer to a Heightened wariness of danger Changes in appetite professional with Sense of uncertainty, helplessness and Physical and emotional emotional expertise (e.g. lack of control withdrawal LMSW, LPC, Psychologist) with Attachment problems, if abuse or Nightmares expertise in very young children neglect occurred Overly friendly and affectionate to strangers Ritualized self-calming behaviors Anxiety or fearfulness Hypervigilance
Developmental Delays Frustration due to the child’s inability to use skills (such as words to indicate wants, or to move across the room to get a toy) Parent’s inability to read the child’s nonverbal cues, which may differ from those of typical children Parental expectations for the child to have the skills of a typically-developing child Tantrums Aggression Help parents understand the roots of the child’s frustration Help the parents teach the child compensatory skills (e.g. signs if the child’s words are unintelligible) Identify and alert the parents to cues the child is becoming frustrated, is hungry, etc. to prevent the undesirable behavior Trauma Overly sensitive neurological response to even minor stressors sets off “fight or flight” behavior Heightened wariness of danger Sense of uncertainty, helplessness and lack of control Attachment problems, if abuse or neglect occurred Tantrums Aggression Sleeplessness Changes in appetite Physical and emotional withdrawal Nightmares Overly friendly and affectionate to strangers Ritualized self-calming behaviors Anxiety or fearfulness Hypervigilance If you suspect a child’s challenging behavior is a result of trauma, refer to a professional with expertise (e.g. LMSW, LPC, Psychologist) with expertise in very young children emotional