1. Compulsive lying.
Isn't magical thinking common with young children who often enjoy pretending they are fairy princesses, marvel comic hero's.
2. Emotional detachment
Don't children go through a normal emotional detachment; called weening and prepubescent rebellion especially from helicopter parents?
3. More interest in admiring the self than interacting with others
Children pretty much think they are the center of the universe and do parallel play off an on throughout development.
4. Reckless attitude
Children are reckless by nature or they would not put everything in their mouth, jump on the bed, drive to fast eating and texting.
5. Anger(at inability to control)
Two, twelve, or even twenty children have a certain number of tantrums in and out of the home.
6. Manipulation
You have never been a patent if you haven't had to out think the manipulations of a bright, creative, and independence seeking child.
7. Revolving door of friends
Children change friends almost as often as they change developmental stages since few developed at the same pace.
from http://www.cheatsheet.com/health-fitness/signs-someone-is-a-sociopath.html/8/
IN THIS QUICK RESPONSE/ANONYMOUS/MEDIA age,,, pay attention to the red flags, especially if there are several
I already showed this to my daughter,, middle and high school seem a place for kids to know what to look for too,,,,
Big time Thumbs Down. Children do not have the capacity to evaluate the mental health of their peers to any significant degree and what is even worse is adults putting adult responsibilities on them.
Especially out of context without professional skills to diagnose a serious psychiatric condition.
This kind of knee jerk parenting is a major reason there is so many children being bullied with name calling, segregation, isolation, clique mentality, and other negative learned behaviors.
