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Immaturity and Behaviors of Young Children

By M.V. Fields|D.M. Fields
Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall
Updated on Jul 20, 2010

The word immature means not fully grown; therefore, being young means being immature. The following behavior problems can be directly traced to immature coordination, undeveloped communication ability, childish social skills, and other perfectly normal aspects of early childhood.

Some Normal Behaviors of Young Children

Physical Immaturity Can Cause:

  • spilling
  • bumping
  • wetting
  • disrupting group time

Emotional Immaturity Can Cause:

  • misunderstanding
  • hitting, kicking, biting
  • tears and tantrums

Social Immaturity Can Cause:

  • hitting
  • kicking
  • biting
  • grabbing

Cognitive Immaturity Can Cause:

  • being selfish
  • telling "lies"
  • taking things
  • cheating

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