Introduction: Parents of children with behavioural and other issues are facing problems when handling their emotions, concentration, behaviour, and interacting with other people. The child’s behaviour is oftentimes related to hyperkinetic disorder, but not all children are diagnosed with it. Hyperkinetic disorder is one of the most common developmental issues. Its main signs and symptoms are hyperactivity, lack of attention, and impulsiveness. Purpose: To find out the priorities and difficulties of children with hyperkinetic disorder and other behavioural problems, the parental experience of their relatives, and which aspects are causing the most difficulties to both. Methods: The method used was non experimental. I used a survey about priorities and difficulties of the disorder, which is generally used as a method of early discovery of behavioural priorities and difficulties with children and youth. The obtained results were assessed using a newer, four-level categorization. The children sample size was 43, aged between eight and 15 years, all of whom attended youth camp for children with behaviour problems in summer 2019. Results: Based on the ratings given by parents, their children scored 3.14 on the emotional intelligence issues, which is an average score. For behavioural problems, the score was 3.16, which represents a slightly increased score. With issues related to hyperactivity, they scored 6.65, which represents a slightly increased score. With peer issues, they scored 4.02, which represents a high score. For social behaviour, they scored 7.67, which represents a slightly lower score. For everyday living, they scored 3.58, which represents a very high score. For group issues, they scored 17.14, which is also a high score. Discussion and conclusion: The problems that occur with hyperkinetic disorders and other behavioural problems affect children, parents, and other family members. They are burdened in all areas of life. Nurses in community health care and other services for child and youth health care must know how to gain the confidence of parents and children with Hyperactivity Disorders in order to offer them support, incentive and praise. Greater attention during regular health check-ups and health education activities would enhance the quality of life for these children.
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