four-year-old samer challenges authority, both at home and in preschool. his temperament would be characterized as difficult.
Children with a difficult temperament exhibit negative mood, withdrawal, low ability to adapt, high intensity, and low consistency.
Some children (roughly 10% to 20%) are born with a "difficult temperament." High, often impulsive activity threshold; extra sensitive to sensory stimuli; overwhelmed by changes in routines and new experiences; intense, inflexible reactions; easily distracted or incredibly focused; adapt slowly to change, inability to calm themselves well; irregular biological rhythmic patterns, such as hunger/sleep schedules; rapid, intense mood swings actually results in acting out or withdrawing completely.
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