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Acting out, acting their age or something more serious? Dealing with difficult behaviour in children

  • Written by Katrina Barker, Senior Lecturer in Educational Psychology, Western Sydney University
Acting out, acting their age or something more serious? Dealing with difficult behaviour in childrenFor almost one in seven Australians aged four to 17 years, behaviour is significant in nature, persists over time and tends to mismatch their developmental stage.Shutterstock

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