Not all people with dementia display challenging behaviour. But more than 80% of families who care for a relative with dementia will seek professional help and guidance, usually when the person’s ...

A child’s aggressive and violent behaviour can be so unsettling and sometimes frightening it can make adults feel a need to take control in an overly assertive and sometimes physical way that shows ...

What do you do when a parent blames nursery staff for a child's difficult behaviour? Sue Chambers advises. We have a very difficult mother in our nursery and the problem is made all the worse as we ...

Have you ever found yourself in a teaching or supervision situation where an inappropriate comment, question or behaviour caught you unaware and you didn’t know how to respond? We have, and we have ...

I wish I had written this book, writes Lynn Baxter! It is an excellent handbook for foster carers and adoptive parents in particular, but all child care workers and parents would benefit from it. Dr ...

Watching your child grow up is really exciting and rewarding, but no one ever promised it would be easy. Dealing with difficult behaviour (whether your child is the cause or on the receiving end) can ...

In my two decades supporting families as a paediatric occupational therapist, I have seen that behind every child's behaviour, there are underlying reasons, and understanding these reasons empowers us ...

How a workshop helped Catharine Adjei approach challenging behaviour. By Gabriella Jozwiak Early years practitioners always aim to work with the parents and carers of children they look after. But the ...

As a person’s dementia progresses, they may begin to behave in ways that other people find difficult to understand. This can be one of the most difficult aspects of living with dementia, both for the ...

What are your assumptions about difficult people at work? Considering their possible motivations can change your perspective.

As a person’s dementia progresses, they may begin to behave in ways that other people find difficult to understand. This can be one of the most difficult aspects of living with dementia, both for the ...