The purpose of this study was to find out various problem behaviors of children who were not
diagnosed with any disability, but instead, engaged in problem behaviors. This study also intended
to review the difficulties of children with problem behaviors, their teachers’ difficulties and needs, to
suggest support for child care and education teachers. This study conducted semi-structured
qualitative interviews with eight child care and education teachers. The interviews were transcribed
into text and analyzed by contents. The results of this study are as follows. Problem behaviors of
children described by teachers were classified into external and internal types. In addition, children
with problem behaviors had experienced difficulties in maintaining relationships with their teachers,
peers and parents. Many teachers were not successful to provide appropriate support for preschoolers
who demonstrated problem behaviors in classrooms or some teachers provided individualized support.
Teachers adapted the behavioral and the psychological approaches to problem behaviors of
preschoolers. However, teachers reported difficulties with children with problem behavior and
brought up the following issues on teaching children with problem behaviors; managing troubled
matters happening in the class, difficulty in controlling teacher’s emotions on problem behaviors, the
lack of time, the integrated child care time without teacher in charge of child, the interruption in
activity progress, the lack of a special way to deal with problem behaviors, and difficulty in
cooperation with families through parents-teacher counseling sessions. Teachers counseled with
parents who had a child with problem behaviors and revealed that parents reacted to problem
behaviors in various ways such as embarrassment, acceptance, ignorance, or avoidance. Most
teachers received assistance and support for teaching children with problem behaviors, from families,
local communities and in-service training. Lastly, teachers with preschoolers with problem behaviors
needed the support of experts on managing behavior problems, assistant teaching personnel,
education for parents and teachers, respects for teachers, psychological counseling or play therapy
from professional service agencies, diagnosis service at child care and education centers which
children attended, and support networking with agencies. Teachers also required the family support
of medical diagnosis and psychological counseling and financial support from the government.