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Problem behaviours, such as tantrums and biting, are fairly common amongst young children. This topic provides information on the reasons for these behaviours and how to cope with them.
Reviewed September 2008
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Separation anxiety
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Separation anxiety is when a child gets upset when separated from a parent or loved carer. For example, a young child may become distressed when left with a baby sitter, or when put to bed by herself
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Sep 2008
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Sleep in early childhood
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Managing sleep for babies and children is one of the most common concerns for parents. Many worry about whether they are doing the right thing if their child doesn't sleep soundly all through the night. There is no right way for parents to put babies and children to sleep.
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May 2008
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Preschooler sleep: in a nutshell
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Raising Children Network (RCN)
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This in-a-nutshell guide explains how much sleep preschoolers need and what to do about nightmares, night terrors and calling out in the night.
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May 2008
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Grief and loss
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Growing up is an ongoing process of change that involves losses as well as gains. Children can learn to manage and deal with the losses that will happen throughout their lives.
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Apr 2008
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Temper tantrums
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Better Health Channel
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A temper tantrum is a young child's way of expressing anger, frustration and being upset. It may include crying, screaming, punching and kicking.
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Feb 2008
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Bathing your toddler
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Raising Children Network (RCN)
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Step-by-step instructions for bathing a toddler. Includes information on dealing with fear of the bath or the plughole, and on taking a shower.
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Jan 2008
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Toddlers - living with toddlers
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Between the ages of one and three years, your toddler's world grows and changes rapidly. They become separate, independent people.
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Nov 2007
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Tantrums
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Tantrums happen when people have frustration or stress that they cannot cope with. Children are different in how they react to frustration. It is important to remember that the anger of the tantrum is always mixed with another feeling.
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Sep 2007
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Sleep - 3 years to 5 years
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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There is a wide range of 'normal' sleep patterns between 3 and 5 years. Many children of this age need about 10 to 12 hours of sleep at night. They may still need a daytime nap, but by kindergarten age only a few still need a sleep during the day.
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Aug 2007
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Children biting
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Biting common young children troubling to parents. Biting is often very painful and frightening for a child who is bitten. It can also be frightening for the child who bites, because it upsets the other child and makes adults angry.
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Aug 2007
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Attachment
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Attachment is the pattern of relationship between an infant and a caregiver which enables the infant to feel safe and free to learn and explore.
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Aug 2007
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Pinching, biting and hair pulling
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Raising Children Network (RCN)
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Why small children might pinch you, bite you or pull your hair, and ways you can get them to stop. Recognising when your baby is angry and when they are just experimenting.
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Dec 2006
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Baby sleep: 2-12 months
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Raising Children Network (RCN)
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A guide to what to expect in your baby's sleeping patterns in the first 2-12 months.
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Dec 2006
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Down syndrome and your family
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Better Health Channel
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Parents react differently when first told their baby has Down syndrome. It is normal to feel shocked, angry or disappointed. In time, you will find that you enjoy your child with Down syndrome. Children with Down syndrome 'like other children' need a supportive family.
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Nov 2006
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Toddlers and Preschoolers
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HealthInsite Topic Page
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Links to information on issues that affect toddlers and their families, such as toilet training, tantrums and eating habits.
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Sep 2006
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Afraid of starting preschool
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Raising Children Network (RCN)
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Many children are scared when they first start school. Many parents are even more scared. How to deal with your and your childs feelings about their first day of school.
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Sep 2006
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Calling out and getting out of bed
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| Publisher: |
Raising Children Network (RCN)
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Using strategies to help a toddler sleep through the night without calling out or getting out of bed; includes bedtime routine.
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Aug 2006
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Talking through angry feelings
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| Publisher: |
Raising Children Network (RCN)
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Practical tips on coping with your child's anger and tantrums.
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Aug 2006
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Rough-and-tumble play
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Raising Children Network (RCN)
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A guide to rough play and play fighting, discussing what it's good for and how to tell it apart from genuine aggression.
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Aug 2006
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Getting help with settling babies
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| Publisher: |
Raising Children Network (RCN)
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Parents can learn how to teach their baby how to get to sleep independently; tips on how to find a parenting centre that suits your needs.
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Aug 2006
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