COMMON BEHAVIORAL-PROBLEMS IN INFANTS AND CHILDREN

Primary care physicians are often looked to for guidance relating to c ommon behavioral issues. Physicians caring for children should be awar e of the importance of early psychosocial attachment experiences and t heir theorized relationship to later behaviors of the child. Areas of behavior discussed in this chapter include sleep, colic, feeding and d iet, discipline, sexuality, aggression and biting, toilet training, an d school avoidance. Information and interventions can prevent subseque nt behavior problems when lack of knowledge or difficulties are antici pated.