Dental visits are extremely important for a child's oral health. Timely prevention of pathological changes in the oral cavity and the possible implementation of appropriate therapy results in proper growth and development. Outcome of therapy is better if children are cooperative patients and if they gain trust in doctors. Therefore, it is important to know the behavior characteristics of children at a certain age, as well as the basic types of behavior according to known classifications. Parents and their attitude towards oral health have a big impact on children. Also, siblings, culture, environment and socio-economic status can have an influence on the formation of a child's attitude. This results in the appearance of dental fear and anxiety or a positive attitude and cooperation. There are also specific behavioral disorders of children and for their cooperation it is necessary to know a certain method of approach. Today, non-pharmacological methods of controlling children's behavior are mostly used, which helps reduce fear and achieve good communication and cooperation with the dentist. We use pharmacological methods when the non-pharmacological ones have no effect or when there are special situations with a justified indication. What is more, every child should be approached individually and previously collected data selects the best method of behaviour management that achieves successful therapy.