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This study aims to find out the behavioral problems with pre-school children (kindergarten) from the viewpoint of teachers. The study focuses on the following main reach question: What are the main behavioral problems suffered by kindergarten children in the Sultanate of Oman? To answer this question, the researcher developed a list of behavioral problems suffered by pre-school child according to the characteristics of this age stage based on the previous studies and literature in this field. The research tool consists of (45) items. The consistency of the tool was calculated by Cronbach's alpha, and the item consistency was (0.89), which is good item consistency. Analysis was made to calculate the consistency, where coefficients ranged between (0.31 - 0.76), which is acceptable for interpretation of factors. The study involved 100 kindergarten teachers in A'Rustaq town, South Batinah Governorate. The main results of the study indicate that the main factors pertinent to behavioral problems with pre-school child are: aggression with (34%) of the behavioral problems, lying with (22%) of the behavioral problems, fear with (27%) of the behavioral problems and the problem of commitment and compliance with the system with (17%) of the behavioral problems among children. (Published abstract)