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Acting out during meals

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Each score is a percentile comparing your child to other kids their age.

How severe is your child's acting out during meals?

(designed for kids 12 months or older)

Characteristics of Acting out during meals

How common is Acting out during meals?

Across kids of all ages represented on Sleuth, 25.71% of parents surveyed by Sleuth say their kids have Acting out during meals.

Percentage of kids with Acting out during meals by year of age

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This is based on a survey of 459 children on Sleuth. The plot shows the percentage of parents who rated their child’s Acting out during meals “Moderate”, “Severe”, or “Very Severe” among kids in different age groups.

Frequency

OutcomePercent of ChildrenTotal Mentions
Continuously

3%

14 mentions
Hourly

0%

0 mentions
Daily

9%

45 mentions
Weekly

18%

89 mentions
Monthly

10%

48 mentions
Annually

2%

12 mentions
A Few / Several Times

12%

57 mentions
Once

2%

12 mentions
Never

44%

214 mentions

Severity

SeverityPercent of ChildrenTotal Mentions
Very Severe

5%

21 mentions
Severe

4%

20 mentions
Moderate

17%

77 mentions
Mild

24%

108 mentions
Not at All

51%

233 mentions

Discussion of Acting out during meals

What was your approach to Acting out during meals? What were the results?

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