These behavioural difficulties can cause a great deal of stress for members of the family.

'There are children with physical, mental and behavioural difficulties and we have to look for a range of staff to reflect the balance,' he said.

Ballikinrain provides for boys with "significant social, emotional and behavioural difficulties".

Falconer School, a school for boys with emotional and behavioural difficulties.

The more common response was a temporary lull in the onslaught of behavioural difficulties for a few months before and after adoption.

Many other muscles can be affected, and some boys also have learning and behavioural difficulties.

The great majority of students with special educational needs and/or disabilities have behavioural or moderate learning difficulties.

The school caters for children with complex behavioural, social and emotional difficulties.

"Girls whose mother's weren't in paid work over those years were more likely to have behavioural difficulties at age five," she said.

However, I am wary of placing excessive pressure on children and teachers where there are behavioural difficulties or deprivation.