All about Noah
Age: 3 years 6 months
Background information

Noah attends the service Monday - Thursday. Fridays are spent with his grandparents
Noah lives with his mother Jenny, and father Roy, a brother 16 years, and a sister 14 years. Mr & Mrs Jones own and operate a large and busy plant nursery which they have now owned for 6 months. Roy usually starts work at around 6.00 am and works six days per week. Jenny works at the nursery (8.15am - 4pm) on Wednesday - Sunday. Prior to purchasing the plant nursery Jenny worked part-time 2 days per week.
On the weekends Noah is usually at the nursery, or with his grandparents who live just around the corner. Noah's sister usually spends Saturdays at her grandparents. Noah looks forward to his time with his grandparents as they play games with him, take him fishing and to the park.
Educators comment
Noah has been attending the service for 12 months. Six months ago his attendance was increased from 2 days to 4 days per week.
Once a co-operative, happy child, Noah is becoming increasingly difficult. He has outbursts of aggression towards the other preschool children, is easily frustrated and lately he has become very negative towards himself. He often refuses to attempt tasks, saying 'I can't do it, it's too hard'.
Noah tends to be a loner. He rarely engages in play with his same age peers, preferring instead to play with infants and toddlers. He is particularly fond of Tom (8 months). He also likes Sophie (9 years) who comes to the service for after school care. Despite his poor relationship with his peers, Noah appears to enjoy most of his time at the service even though he often tells the educator that he doesn't like being at the centre.
At times, Noah can be aggressive to others. Jenny (mother) is concerned that Noah is being neglected by herself and Roy, but she feels unable to do anything to change the situation because of the demands of the business. She feels that the family 'baby' Noah too much when they do spend time with him and as a result she feels that Noah is not 'acting his age'.
Noah is a bright boy who displays language and cognitive skills well above what might be expected for his age. He is particularly interested in dinosaurs, insects and sea life. He often brings books from home, (his sister walks with him to the library most Saturdays) where he will sit and look at books for long periods of time. Noah's fine motor skills are poor and he finds most art and craft frustrating. He likes to play outdoors and has well-developed gross motor skills (climbing, jumping, running, kicking etc.).
Refer to 'About Noah' and list two factors that may be contributing to Noah's challenging behaviours.