I worried when I saw this book's title. Too often adults over-react to minor misdemeanours and departures from standard behaviour norms.
I worry too that the mistakes children make when learning appropriate behavioural skills, such as how to "read" people and social situations, often result in psychotherapeutic intervention that labels the child problematic.
However, I had no need for concern. Campbell covers a range of approaches, recognising that these differing perspectives are inter-related. She is careful to identify common or annoying behaviours and place these in the context of normal development. By doing so she clarifies which behaviours are "clinically significant". She also recognises that every set of circumstances is unique and that action taken must be individually tailored to the child.
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