Behavior Checklist
Sometimes young children may be meeting their milestones, but they are displaying unusual (atypical) behaviors that can be troubling to families. Sometimes these children are not meeting their milestones either.
Regardless of whether their milestones are met, it is particularly important to get these youngsters to their local ECI program as soon as a problem with behavior is suspected. Seeking early help is their best chance for a positive outcome.
The checklist below tells you some behaviors that could mean your child needs help. If your child displays 2 or 3 of these behaviors on a consistent basis,
call your local ECI program today.
- hits, bites, and/or kicks others for no apparent reason
- tantrums excessively
- overly destructive or aggressive
- out of control
- refuses to ride in a car seat
- pulls own hair, bites self, or bangs own head
- spins self in circles and/or spins wheels on toys constantly
- can't take his/her eyes off a ceiling fan
- doesn’t play appropriately with toys
- flaps his/her hands
- flicks toys or other objects
- gags on food almost every day
- puts everything into his/her mouth after 15 months of age
- addicted to TV, videos, DVD’s
- poor eye contact or lack of eye contact except when he/she wants to look at you
- does not like to be touched or cuddled even when sleepy or not feeling well
- cannot stand noisy places
- cannot go out into public without major problems
- does not understand what you say after 16 months of age
- does not interact with others
- in his/her own little world
- got kicked out of daycare
- makes only repetitive sounds like "dee-dul-dee-dul-dee-dul-dee-dul," etc.
- overly concerned with lining things up
- cannot stand walking barefoot in the grass
- cannot stand getting hands, etc. dirty
- does not point or communicate wants/needs after 16 months of age
- loss of speech or other skills at any age
- does not sleep well
- is “too good of a baby” when less than a year old, requiring little or no attention from you to be happy
- cannot vary his/her routine without major behavior problems
- seems to feel no pain
- does not capture your attention with a toy, wanting you to look at it with him/her
- does not play turn-take games like saying sounds or words back-and-forth with you
- your child is doing anything else that seems unusual to you or other family members and you are worried about it
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If your infant or toddler is displaying 2 or 3 of the above behaviors, please do not hesitate to call your local ECI program for help today. It’s never too early to ask for help.
TO CONTACT KLARAS CHILDREN’S CENTER ECI:
(Serving children who are birth to third birthday and
that live in McLennan, Hill, Bosque, Falls, Limestone,
or Freestone county in Texas)
Call (254) 297-7089 or
(254) 297-7088
or toll free at (866) 752-3451, ext.1504
or fax (254) 296-2932.
TO GET CONTACT INFORMATION FOR ANY
OTHER ECI PROGRAM IN TEXAS, CALL:
1-800-628-5115

www.dars.state.tx.us/ecis
Anyone Can Make a Referral to ECI
Websites that may be of interest to you:
Klaras Children’s Center ECI www.kcceci.org
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