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Child Behavior Questionnaire

By Danielle Dimond
I've got 5 crazy kids and a crazy husband, and that means that at any given time there is at least one person in the house who is suffering from a bad mood, hurt feelings, anger, sadness, frustration, disappointment etc. Of course, there is nothing wrong with anybody having these feelings but inevitably our kids respond to these feelings loudly, angrily and seem determined to drag everyone else down with them. Then, as if I am a child as well, sometimes I respond to their responses with angry annoyance and thus, the circle of life and aggravation continues. So I try to go through a checklist of possible behavior catalysts that may be the actual underlying cause for disgruntled children…and adults.

I ask myself these questions on their behalf and then go from there to solve the struggle.

Have they gotten enough sleep?
Are they hungry?
Have they been able to play enough?
Did something bad happen at school?
Am I distracted?
Has there been too much screen time lately?
Does my kid feel safe?
Does my child feel loved?
Do my kids know what to expect from me?
Is our family too busy?
Am I providing good consistency?
Do they feel sick?
Am I exemplifying good behavior?
Are there big changes taking place?
Are my spouse and I fighting?
Does my kid have special sensory needs?
Have I spent some one on one time with my kid lately?
Have we had enough quiet time?
Have we had too much quiet time?
When was the last time we played as a family?
Do we need outside professional help?

I usually find that three or four of these are pretty common issues in our house and so I start with those first and move from there!
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