A recent study under taken by the Australian National University, led by Professor Andrew Leigh, has revealed that kids in childcare are more prone to throwing tantrums and displaying bad behavior as compared to those who stay under parental supervision.

Children who are looked after by their parents, asserted the study, are a "couple of months" ahead with regards to good behavior. "They seem to be a smidgen better behaved but the effect isn't big. Perhaps kids who are only exposed to their parents do not learn that if you pick up a heavy toy and throw it across the room, it will make a loud noise and utilize attention", Professor Leigh explained.

For the sake of research, data collected via the Longitudinal Survey of Australian Children, which followed about 5000 children born in 2004, was analyzed and the conclusions then drawn. Under the survey, parents were interviewed about their children's behavior when they between the ages of 2 and 3.

"Perhaps kids who are only exposed to their parents do not learn that if you pick up a heavy toy and throw it across the room, it will make a loud noise and utilize attention", Mr. Leigh said. As per the study's conclusions, details of which will be presented at the Growing Up in Australia conference, scheduled for this week, kids in childcare are "more likely to throw temper tantrums, responded worse to unfamiliar circumstances and gave up more easily".