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For families experiencing extreme stress relative to behavior issues, behavioral family intervention offers a long-term, therapeutic approach. Many parent training programs offered through social service agencies, educational programs and private counselors utilize aspects of behavioral family intervention to treat everything from severely disruptive behavior to mental health issues. Some clients utilize these programs for years, while others attend a few sessions to acquire the tools to do a more self-directed program.

Toddler conduct disorder is an umbrella term used to describe a spectrum of behaviors. Before attaching it to your toddler’s behavior, however, you should distinguish between normal developmental behaviors, such as short tantrums or responding with “no” to your requests, and deeper, more harmful misbehavior that show the warning signs of a conduct disorder.

Everyone gets angry at times, particularly in the stressful context and hormonal changes of adolescence. However, some teens experience greater difficulty in handling the situations and physical impulses associated with anger. Fortunately, several organizations and behavioral experts have developed strategies specifically addressing teen anger management. Remember that not every technique works for every individual, so try multiple strategies or a combination of some to figure out how to best manage angry behaviors.

While children all show defiance at times, children with oppositional defiant disorder show aggression and opposition consistently, regardless of the context. Fortunately, psychologists and other experts in childhood behavior have developed techniques, often offered through parent management classes and training programs, to address the tantrums, anger, arguing, sensitivity, hateful talk and other misbehavior associated with the disorder.

Many educators, administrators, counselors, doctors, specialists and parents want to support children who exhibit behavioral problems, but first require a clear diagnosis. Diagnosing behavior problems is not a single-step process, and often demands consistent observation of the child in various contexts and clear communication between the adults and peers in the child’s life. Armed with enough valid evidence, adults can settle on a diagnosis and begin the process of establishing short-term and long-term behavioral objectives for the child.