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Behaviour modification in hyperactive children.

A Weeks·C Laver-Bradbury
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Behaviour problems in pre-school children can be significantly improved by professionals experienced in child behaviour modification techniques. Reported disobedience, temper tantrums and poor concentration in hyperactive children aged three to three-and-a-half years improved significantly in a treatment group, following eight home visits by research health visitors working in a child and family guidance service.

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A Weeks, C Laver-Bradbury. Behaviour modification in hyperactive children.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9418516/

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