However, supportive parenting behaviour provided by stepfathers was associated with reduced behavioural difficulties.
Some of the children on my caseload have emotional and behavioural difficulties and don't attend school.
It is little surprise that many children with mothers in prison develop emotional or behavioural difficulties.
These specialist services assess and treat children and young people with mental, emotional or behavioural difficulties.
Formerly an outreach teacher, working with children with emotional and behavioural difficulties, she is remarkably tolerant.
They have to truly want to be there because behavioural difficulties can only be overcome when children are engaged.
I know others who cannot face working: those with mental health problems, for instance, or severe behavioural difficulties.
"Well, if it's not handled properly it could lead to behavioural difficulties and they forget the purpose.
The school has about 50 kids with emotional and behavioural difficulties.
Finally, there are a number of programmes with proven records of turning around the lives of young people in crisis and with entrenched behavioural difficulties.
Importantly, girls involved in gangs were three times more likely to have had early mental health problems – particularly behavioural difficulties – often from a young age.
