Children’s behavior

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Children have behavioral changes according to Childs natural development and growth .It is sometimes difficult to identify if a child is going through a stage or a child is actually sick or exhibiting symptoms of a neurological disease (Rogers, 2009). There are some risk factors that help influence a Childs behavior which can also include biological, social, emotional and environmental factors.

Parental relationships

The relationship between a parent and child is the core factor that determines a Childs behavior in development. Research has shown that negative family factors such as inadequate parental involvement has made some children to have distractive behavior. Children adapt and learn really fast because of their eagerness to interact. They are able to learn the positives and negatives from the elderly persons and know how to react to certain situation. Example they know if the play with a match box they will get burned and keeping them away from any source of heat. Through emotional positive reinforcement children will learn to regulate emotions, gain self esteem and perform better in a school (Mukherji, 2001).

Research has shown that parenting has an impact on distractive behavior; Adults are models children imitate and learn skills. Children are only destructive if they have been living in an environment where there are no rules to guide them .They concentrate on the adults body language to ensure that what they are doing is positive and will be accepted. It has been noted that children will follow rules better if they create them rather than being implemented with a harsh authority such as that of a parent. To keep a child safe parent marital relationship should be strong to create a bond so as not to have a negative impact on the child (Rogers, 2009).

Children’s personal factors

Neurological problems have more often been associated with challenging behaviors. Difficult brain functions can be noted early by different behaviors and this should indicate a child should be given special education. Scientist has discovered that some genes influence how children behave in the environment or around parents. Genes affect personality and because gene identification is complex it has been shown that antisocial behavior is inherited and begins early in life. It has been proved that although genes make a child who he/she is the environment plays the most important factor. An antisocial child would most likely have a cognitive deficit meaning they have lower problem solving skills. They tend to be antisocial because they think the world would reject them for who they are. It is true to say boys are more aggressive than girls during growth. This has proven that some kids have more difficulty than others or are strong willed. Some children generally through huge fit while other just enjoys the play time, hyperactive behavior tend to influence Childs personal factors (Mukherji, 2001).

Risks from schools or peer groups

Children with challenging behavior have difficulty in socializing and are mostly influenced by the peers .The school environment plays an important role in developing behavior. The best solution for parent is to always be on the lookout for undesirable behavior from play mates. If a child tends to be changing behavior it should not be hard to deduce he/she should change play mates. Poor peer relationship affects the behavior because most children spend most of their time in school. Children who are abused at an early age tend to grow up with a negative attitude. This is shown by changes in behavior and antisocial nature which will probably be used to do the same thing they experienced.

Reference

Rogers, B. (2009) How to manage children’s challenging behavior (2 ed., pp. 100-200) London: sage.

Mukherji, P. (2001). Understanding children’s challenging behavior (pp 50-130) London: Nelson Thorne’s limited.