A difficult child is a source of constant concern to the parent, teachers, relations and peers. There is an observable increase in the number of socially maladjusted children of primary school age in our society today. In some cases, parents and even teachers neither understand why these children exhibit certain difficult behaviours nor do they know how to manage such behaviours. This paper examines some “difficult” behaviours in primary school-aged children and discusses the modalities for the effective management of such difficult behaviours by parents of such children.

A difficult child is a source of constant concern to the parent, teachers, relations and peers. There is an observable increase in the number of socially maladjusted children of primary school age in our society today. In some cases, parents and even teachers neither understand why these children...