Denika Y. Douglas, Ph.D. 
Licensed Psychologist (Lic.# 35076)
Licensed Specialist in School Psychology (Lic.# 34421)

4801 Woodway Dr., Suite 300E														    				 (713) 574-8502
Houston, Texas 77056												    			   drdouglas@douglassolutions.com

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Child Checklist of Characteristics 

Name: ____________________________________________ Date: ____________________________ 
Age: _____	 Person completing this form: _______________________________ Relationship: ____________________ 

Many concerns can apply to both children and adults. If you have brought a child for evaluation or treatment, first please mark all of the items that apply to your child on the “Adult Checklist of Concerns.” Then review this checklist, which contains concerns (as well as positive traits) that apply mostly to children, and mark any items that describe your child. Feel free to add any others at the end under “Any other characteristics.” 
❑ Affectionate 
❑ Argues, “talks back,” smart-alecky, defiant 
❑ Bullies/intimidates, teases, inflicts pain on others, is bossy to others, picks on, provokes 
❑ Cheats 
❑ Cruel to animals 
❑ Concern for others 
❑ Conflicts with parents over rule breaking, money, chores, homework, grades, choices in music/clothes/hair/	friends
❑ Complains 
❑ Cries easily, feelings are easily hurt 
❑ Dawdles, procrastinates, wastes time 
❑ Difficulties with parent’s paramour/new marriage/new family 
❑ Dependent, immature 
❑ Developmental delays 
❑ Disrupts family activities 
❑ Disobedient, uncooperative, refuses, noncompliant, doesn’t follow rules 
❑ Distractible, inattentive, poor concentration, daydreams, slow to respond 
❑ Dropping out of school 
❑ Drug or alcohol use 
❑ Eating—poor manners, refuses, appetite increase or decrease, odd combinations, overeats 
❑ Exercise problems 
❑ Extracurricular activities interfere with academics 
❑ Failure in school 
❑ Fearful 
❑ Fighting, hitting, violent, aggressive, hostile, threatens, destructive 
❑ Fire setting 
❑ Friendly, outgoing, social 
❑ Hypochondriac, always complains of feeling sick 
❑ Immature, “clowns around,” has only younger playmates 
❑ Imaginary playmates, fantasy 
❑ Independent 
❑ Interrupts, talks out, yells 
❑ Lacks organization, unprepared 
❑ Lacks respect for authority, insults, dares, provokes, manipulates 
❑ Learning disability 
❑ Legal difficulties—truancy, loitering, panhandling, drinking, vandalism, stealing, fighting, drug sales 
❑ Likes to be alone, withdraws, isolates 
❑ Lying 
❑ Low frustration tolerance, irritability 
❑ Mental retardation 
❑ Moody 
❑ Mute, refuses to speak 
❑ Nail biting 
❑ Nervous 
❑ Nightmares 
❑ Need for high degree of supervision at home over play/chores/schedule 
❑ Obedient 
❑ Obesity 
❑ Overactive, restless, hyperactive, out-of-seat behaviors, restlessness, fidgety, noisiness 
❑ Oppositional, resists, refuses, does not comply, negativism 
❑ Prejudiced, bigoted, insulting, name calling, intolerant 
❑ Pouts 
❑ Recent move, new school, loss of friends 
❑ Relationships with brothers/sisters or friends/peers are poor—competition, fights, teasing/provoking, assaults 
❑ Responsible 
❑ Rocking or other repetitive movements 
❑ Runs away 
❑ Sad, unhappy 
❑ Self-harming behaviors—biting or hitting self, head banging, scratching self 
❑ Speech difficulties 
❑ Sexual—sexual preoccupation, public masturbation, inappropriate sexual behaviors 
❑ Shy, timid 
❑ Stubborn 
❑ Suicide talk or attempt 
❑ Swearing, blasphemes, bathroom language, foul language 
❑ Temper tantrums, rages 
❑ Thumb sucking, finger sucking, hair chewing 
❑ Tics—involuntary rapid movements, noises, or word productions 
❑ Teased, picked on, victimized, bullied 
❑ Truant, school avoiding 
❑ Underactive, slow-moving or slow-responding, lethargic 
❑ Uncoordinated, accident-prone 
❑ Wetting or soiling the bed or clothes 
❑ Work problems, employment, workaholism/overworking, can’t keep a job 
Any other characteristics: ___________________________________________________________________________ 
Please look back over the concerns you have checked off and choose the one that you most want your child to be helped with and circle it.

This is a strictly confidential patient medical record. Redisclosure or transfer is expressly prohibited by law. 

FORM 31. Child checklist of characteristics . From The Paper Office. Copyright 2008 by Edward L. Zuckerman. Permission to photocopy this form is granted to purchasers of this book for personal use only (see copyright page for details).