Data from our study suggest early emerging problem behavior in children is malleable in the context of a family intervention. Our study, in combination with previous treatment studies that have involved young children and that have revealed similar findings (Webster-Stratton & Reid, 2010; Zisser & Eyberg, 2010), motivates a deeper level of understanding of the social and biological mechanisms underlying early mental health problems in general and the emergence of early conduct problems in particular. In other words, problem behavior is a preventable phenomenon.
