Have you ever wondered if the number of times per day or intensity of your child’s tantrums, engages in aggression is normal? Do other children their age bite or stay calm when told no?
By understanding how common these behaviours are and type of challenging behaviour and adaptive behaviour displayed by typically developing children, allied health professionals who support children with disabilities or behavioural problems may be better able to create developmentally appropriate and child-centred early intervention programs. There are currently limited resources that outline this. Our goal is to create an Australian reference range of common problem behaviours and replacement behaviours in neurotypical children aged 1-10 years.
What are we doing?
We want to learn more about the prevalence and type of challenging behaviour displayed by typically developing Australian children aged 1-10 years. Typically developing means your child does not have a disability. We also want to learn more about adaptive, positive behaviours displayed by typically developing children 1-10 years, including language, communication, and social-emotional skills.
How can you help?
If you are a parent or primary carer of a typically developing child aged 1-10 years and you live in Australia, we invite you to complete a short survey (approximately 3-5 minutes) to tell us about the type, frequency and intensity of challenging behaviour that your child displays and about adaptive behaviours that your child displays.
Complete the survey now: https://monash.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2i9subF610IvufQ
This research is being led by Chief Investigator Dr Erin Leif (erin.leif@monash.edu) from Monash University and Renee Collins (renee@superkidsconsulting.com) from Super Kids Behavioural Consulting. This research has been approved by Monash University’s Human Research Ethics Committee (Project #41736)
Renee Collins is the Clinical Director at Super Kids Behavioural Consulting. She is a Certified Behaviour Analyst (CBA) and Board Certified Behaviour Analyst (BCBA). She has over 12 years of experience providing early intervention to neurodivergent children specifically autism, down syndrome, cerebral palsy and intellectual disability in a school, home and clinic based setting. Renee is passionate about delivering evidence-based early intervention to children to help them achieve their full potential. Her interests include communication and building independent living skills, particularly toilet training.
