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Behavioral Screen for Children

Child's Name: NEVER SOMETIMES OFTEN
Uncooperative, difficult to manage      
Lying or cheating      
Sad, cries for no apparent reason      
Talks of suicide      
Hyperactive, constantly moving      
Short attention span      
Complains of aches and pains      
Cruel to animals      
Refuses to share      
Shows anger with violent actions, temper tantrums      
Grades dropping in school      
Slow to learn new things      
Has trouble with a teacher      
Experiments with alcohol or drugs, including inhalants (markers, gasoline, lighter fluid)      
Smokes cigarettes      
Takes unnecessary risks (playing with guns, sexually active, etc)      
Spends too much time alone      
Difficulty making friends      
Tires easily, very little energy      
Worries, seems nervous      
Preoccupied with fears or phobias      
Obsessive neatness or routines      
Fights with other children      
Does not show feelings      
Has trouble sleeping      
Acts too young for age      
Gets teased or bullied at school      
Threatens or bullies other people      
Is afraid of new situations      
Gets sick a lot      

Compiled by Rick Voakes, MD and William Pfohl, Psy D

Directions: Print this page on your printer, fill one out for each child, and bring to your pediatrician. Your doctor can help with some of these problems, and will tell you if further evaluation by a specialist is needed.