Identification of Behavioural Problems among 6-12 Years Government School Going Children

The recent study was conducted to identify the behavioural problems among 6-12 years government school going children of Ludhiana district, Punjab. A quantitative approach with exploratory study design was used with a view to develop the guidelines along with the objectives. The data was collected using selected demographic variables of teachers and children, and standardized tool Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire. The results revealed that in overall total difficult score both teachers (33.33%) and parents (36.66%) reported very high category and followed by 26.6% by teachers and 26.6% by parents in high category of behavioural problems. The association between overall behavioural problems of children with demographic variables revealed that age, gender and occupational status of mother was found statistically significant with overall behavioural problems of children. Thus it was concluded that more and more training, education programs and seminars should be carried out for teachers and parents to identify the behavioural problems at the initial stages.