It is estimated that over 2.7 million children in the United States struggle with some sort of behavioral problem. Disruptive behaviors, aggressive tendencies, anxious behaviors such as nail biting, and self-destructive behaviors such as hitting, hair-pulling, and head-banging are common ways children act out.

Children who exhibit these behavior problems often have difficulty in family and peer social situations. Frustrated parents routinely turn to prescription drugs and while they may temporarily mitigate the behaviors, they do not address the underlying cause.

Oftentimes, tantrums and meltdowns are a result of a combination of conditional causes and environmental factors. Once these factors are understood and addressed, child behavior problems often resolve themselves without the need for medication.

Conditional Causes of Child Behavior Problems