title: Behaviour disturbance: routine assessment of children at three years.
abstract: Behavioural problems in pre-school children can be a major source of parenting and family anxiety. Early identification through routine screening can prevent problems escalating, writes Paul Stallard. It can also offer an opportunity to reassure anxious parents. Here he describes a behaviour checklist used by health visitors in Bath district to identify and help parent deal with behaviour problems in their young child.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stallard
mesh_terms: D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003152:Community Health Nursing; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D009730:Nursing Assessment