Citation

Fordyce AD. Arch. Dis. Child. 1932; 7(38): 89-96.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1932, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1136/adc.7.38.89

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Abstract

All such are instances of difficulty of excessive degree because the normal trial is occasionally disobedient lies fights has fits of temper and makes petty theft but the difficulty may be different in nature it may be of a social nature and show itself at home or at school and bullying, wanted hurting, apparently causeless turbulence, and possibly wandering away are in physical symptomatology such as sleepiness twitching refusal of food and indigestion or anemia.

Confronted with the difficult child we have to consider primarily the cause of the trouble and naturally be turned first to examination of the child himself as the underlying cause of difficulty in of normal children is often temporary physical disability we seek first a physical cause.

Not only the physical condition but the mental state also demands examination. Is the child mentally defective or although mentally within the limits of normal does he possess innate temperamental qualities which renders specially directed management advisable? Many mentally defective children are difficult children but there are many difficult children for mentally normal and the responsibility for the cause of the difficulty may not rest with the child at all but be environmental in nature and made rest mainly on the shoulders of his parents or guardian. Guardianship may be unwise or you're responsible for rental care me be foolish or faulty and there may be a lack of supervision are excessive care or maladministration...

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