symptoms of emotionally disturbed children
Though many children go through bouts of hyperactivity, children with emotional disturbances often have prolonged or chronic hyperactive episodes. Signs include an inability to sit still, a short attention span and an inability to concentrate on tasks.
For most children these phases last for a short duration and might not be a cause for concern. But if the child is having these bouts frequently and for a longer duration of time, it might be a sign of emotional disturbance. Here are 5 signs of emotional disturbance in a child that you must not ignore-. 1. Aggression. If a child is too aggressive towards others, towards objects, pets, or even towards himself, yells, bites, kicks, hits, injures or pushes others or hurts himself, it could be a sign of emotional disturbance.