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DISRUPTIVE
SCHOOL BEHAVIOR
FACTORS
TO EVALUATE RELATING TO DISRUPTIVE SCHOOL BEHAVIOR
- AGE OF THE
CHILD
IS THIS A CHILD
BEGINNING SCHOOL, AN ADJUSTMENT TO A NEW SITUATION OR
AN ADOLESCENT WHO HAS HAD CONTINUAL PROBLEMS?
- RECENT STRESSFUL
SITUATIONS
HAVE THERE BEEN
ANY CHANGES RECENTLY THAT MAY BE PLAYING A PART IN
YOUR CHILD ACTING OUT AT SCHOOL? ANY CHANGES AT HOME, SCHOOL OR WITH
PEER RELATIONSHIPS?
- DOES YOUR
CHILD PERHAPS HAVE ADHD?
CHARACTERISITICS
MAY BE DIFFICULTY PAYING ATTENTION, DAYDREAMING,
FORGETFUL, DISTRACTIBLE, HARD TO SIT STILL, TALKATIVE, DISRUPTIVE,
BLURTS OUT ANSWERS, INTERRUPTS, IMPULSIVE, NON-STOP ENERGY.
- IS YOUR CHILD
POSSIBLY DEPRESSED?
IRRITABILITY AND
ANGER CAN BE A SIGN OF DEPRESSION IN CHILDREN. HAVE THEY CHANGED HABITS
IN EATING OR SLEEPING EITHER TOO MUCH OR NOT ENOUGH. HAVE THEY BEEN
ISOLATING FROM FRIENDS OR FAMILY, LESS TALKATIVE, SAD, DISCOURAGED,
EVER MENTIONED THEY WANTED TO DIE OR TRIED TO HURT THEMSELVES?
- IS YOUR CHILD
POSSIBLY USING ALCOHOL OR DRUGS?
REBELLIOUS BEHAVIOR,
NOT FOLLOWING RULES, DEFIANT WHERE BEFORE WAS COMPLIANT. ANY CHANGE
IN FRIENDS THAT YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE NEW FRIENDS? MISSING ALCOHOL
IN FAMILY LIQUOR CABINET ? EPISODES OF GETTING DRUNK AND CLAIMING
ALL KIDS DO IT? GLASSY EYED, RED EYED, HAS THE MUNCHIES EATING SNACK
FOODS SOMEWHAT OBSESSIVELY.
POSSIBLE
INTERVENTIONS ARE TO SPEAK WITH YOUR CHILD, THEIR FRIENDS AND SCHOOL
TO SEE IF THERE IS ANYTHING THAT MAY BE PLAYING A PART IN YOUR CHILD
BEING DISRUPTIVE.
AS
YOU CAN SEE THERE MAY BE MANY CAUSES WHY A CHILD MIGHT BE DISRUPTIVE
IN SCHOOL . WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS TO WHAT DEGREE YOUR CHILD IS BEING
DISRUPTIVE AND FOR HOW LONG. IF THEIR BEHAVIOR HAS NOT RESPONDED TO
YOUR AND THE SCHOOL'S INTERVENTIONS AND THEY CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE, YOU
MAY WISH TO HAVE THEM EVALUATED TO SEE WHAT MIGHT BE OPTIONS THAT COULD
BE HELPFUL.
PROFESSIONAL
ASSESSMENTS ARE AVAILABLE AT ST JOHN'S MERCY MEDICAL CENTER. PLEASE
CALL 314-251-6898 FOR MORE INFORMATION.
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