My Problem Checklist...

Problem Checklist:

Directions:

     Put a number next to any item which your child experience.     

1=mildly,   2=moderately,   3=severely

Emotional Problems:

   _ Crankiness and irritability most of the time

   _ A lack of interest in other kids

   _ An inability to adapt to day care or nursery school

   _ Aggressive, undisciplined behavior

   _ Resistance to hugs, kisses and affection

   _ Avoidance of eye contact

Mental Problems:

    _Cognitive impairment

    _ Disorientation

    _ Concentration difficulty

    _ Depersonalisation

    _ Hallucinations

    _ Impatience

    _ Inattention

    _ Abnormal thinking

    _ Reduced judgment

    _ Brain disturbance

    _ Regression

    _ Changes in intellectual functioning

    _ Disorganization

    _ Neurological problems

    _ Impaired thinking

    _ Intellectual impairment

        _ Hearing voices

Social Problems:

         _ Alcohol use

         _ Social withdrawal

         _ Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Physical Problems:  

   _ Learning disabilities

   _ Delay in Talking

   _ Writing symptoms

   _ School problems

   _ Language problems

   _ Reading symptoms

   _ Growth failure in children

   _ Delayed teeth eruption in children

   _ Developmental delay in children

   _ Slowed intellectual activity

   _ Tallness

 If a child between the ages of 3 and 5 shows two or more of these signs for more than a month, a parent would be wise to have that youngster evaluated by a child psychologist