| A study of the first universal parenting programme, designed to prevent early child behaviour problems, shows that it has little impact on toddler behaviour. The study, conducted at the Centre for Community Child Health (CCCH) in Melbourne, Australia, is published on bmj.com today. Behaviour problems affect up to 20 per cent of children and have major personal, societal and economic ramifications. Left untreated, up to half of behaviour problems in preschool children develop into later mental health problems........... » Original link |