Articles Tagged: behaviour

Do manners still matter?

By Olivia Gordon, May 18, 2012

David Cameron has said that children should stand up when a teacher - or even their parent - enters the room, prompting widespread debate.

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Surviving Teenagers: Why teenagers are like cats

By Marianne Kavanagh, May 14, 2012

Teenagers are like cats, according to a new survey*, because:

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Terrible Twos: My little basket case

By Pip Jones, Apr 4, 2012

Like any mother of a two-year-old, I regularly find myself gazing at Ruby and thinking "oh my goodness, you are unbelievably gorgeous". And she is, she really is. So I can't help but wonder why she feels the need to wear a bin on her head.

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National Academy for Parenting Research says parents to blame for kids' bad behaviour

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Feb 27, 2012

A Government-funded study has found that mums and dads who fail to properly discipline their children are producing a generation of angry youngsters who lash out and are aggressive and disruptive at school.

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Anger management classes for kids as young as 5 as school excludes 40 pupils

By Keith Kendrick, Jan 25, 2012

A school has been forced to offer anger management lessons to children as young as five after 40 children were excluded for bad behaviour, according to a report.

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Don't blame Peppa Pig for children's bad behaviour - blame their wishy-washy parents

By Keith Kendrick, Jan 9, 2012

According to a report, parents are oinking mad at Peppa because they say their children copy the cute porker’s “naughty behaviour”.

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Aggressive behaviour in children is on the increase - and parents are too ashamed to get help

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Nov 23, 2011

New research suggests that aggressive behaviour in children has increased, and mums and dads are too ashamed to get help for their families.

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Depressed dads increase chance of children suffering behavioural problems

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Nov 8, 2011

A new study has found that depressed dads can cause their children to have behavioural problems.

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