MONOGRAPH - CAI ON BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN.

The precious gift to mankind who is most beloved and perfect in its innocence in a child when the child grows many problems where faced by the parent especially who having more than one child are one part of it. Any inappropriate behaviour or response that is not deemed normal for a child of a given age or socially acceptable is referred to as a behaviour problem. Thumb sucking,nail biting, bed wetting, night terrors, temper tantrum, biting, kicking, throwing objects, hitting, crying, rolling on the floor, screaming loudly, banging limbs, breath holding spells, pica, etc are some of the behavioural problems. It is common in poor socioeconomic family and in malnourished and mentally abnormal children. The study aimed to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) on Knowledge Regarding Management of Selected Behavioural Problems of Preschool Children among Mothers. A quantitative research approach was adapted with the pre-experimental research design. It was conducted among 50 mothers of preschool children in Koravallimedu at Puducherry. Convenient sampling technique was used to select the sample and structured questionnaire used to collect the data through.