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Disruptive behavior disorders

Disruptive behavior disorders are conditions involving severe, sustained patterns of anger, aggression, defiance, or rule-breaking.

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When problems are normal children

When problems are normal children

Normal does not mean easy Many childhood “problems” are normal because childhood itself is an active period of neurological, emotional, and social construction. A toddler who says “no” repeatedly is not simply being difficult; they are discovering agency before they have mature inhibition. A preschooler who melts down when a plan changes may not be […]